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Percent of adults age 18 and older with regular feelings of depression: 5.0%; Source: Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the 2023 National Health Interview Survey [PDF – 254 KB]
Depression Rates Around the World. Depression affects about 1 in 15 adults in any given year, and 1 in 6 people will experience depression at some time in their life. An Our World In Data study estimates about 3.4% (2-6% when including the margin of error) of the global population has depression. This is about 264 million people worldwide.
The eight-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ–8), scores ranging from 0 to 24, and the seven-item GAD scale (GAD–7), scores ranging from 0 to 21, were used to measure the severity of depression and GAD symptoms, respectively.
6 Νοε 2021 · We used the assembled data in a meta-regression to estimate change in the prevalence of major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders between pre-pandemic and mid-pandemic (using periods as defined by each study) via COVID-19 impact indicators (human mobility, daily SARS-CoV-2 infection rate, and daily excess mortality rate).
Depression is a common mental disorder. Globally, an estimated 5% of adults suffer from depression. More women are affected by depression than men. Depression can lead to suicide. There is effective treatment for mild, moderate and severe depression.
Results—Overall, 16.0% of adults lived alone in 2021. Reported feelings of depression were higher among adults living alone (6.4%) compared with adults living with others (4.1%), for both men and women, across most race and Hispanic-origin groups, and by family income.
Estimated share of people who have depressive disorders, whether or not they are diagnosed, based on representative surveys, medical data and statistical modelling.
