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Epidemiological data shows higher rates of depression in the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and the United States than in other regions and countries. [2] For most countries among the 10 studied, the number of people who experience depression during their lifetimes falls within an 8–12% range. [3] [4]
A map of global suicide rates, age-standardized per 100,000 population, 2019. ... Suicide rates vary by country but occurs in all regions of the world. In a 2024 WHO ...
The World Health Organization has published worldwide incidence and prevalence estimates of individual disorders. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is two to three times as common in Latin America, Africa, and Europe as in Asia and Oceania. [ 7 ]
In the United States, depression is a leading cause of suicide, and suicide is the second-leading cause of death among 10- to 14-year-olds and the third-leading cause of death among 15- to 24-year ...
Loneliness and depression aren’t just issues of public health, they’re also costing the global economy around $1 trillion each year, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy recently said to ...
The source for the data below is the OECD Health Statistics 2018, released by the OECD in June 2018 and updated on 8 November 2018. [1]The unit of measurement used by the OECD is defined daily dose (DDD), defined as "the assumed average maintenance dose per day for a drug used on its main indication in adults". [2]
800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. ... The world’s ‘winter depression hotspots’ may surprise you. Here are the top 15 countries ... Updated November 27, 2024 at 9: ...
Lifetime rates are higher in the developed world (15%) compared to the developing world (11%). [4] In the United States, 8.4% of adults (21 million individuals) have at least one episode within a year-long period; the probability of having a major depressive episode is higher for females than males (10.5% to 6.2%), and highest for those aged 18 ...