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Read on for stats around the current state of mental health, including how many people experience mental health conditions and which populations are most at risk.
23.08% of adults experienced a mental illness in the past year, equivalent to nearly 60 million Americans. 5.86% experienced a severe mental illness. The state prevalence of adult mental illness ranges from 19.38% in New Jersey to 29.19% in Utah.
Key Findings 2024: In 2021-2022, 23% of adults experienced a mental illness in the past year, equivalent to nearly 60 million Americans. More than 5% of the U.S. adult population (12.8 million people) reported experiencing serious thoughts of suicide.
Nearly 6 million adults (10.1%) with a mental illness are uninsured, compared with 9.3% of adults without a mental illness. One in four (24.58%) adults who experienced 14 or more mentally unhealthy days each month were unable to see a doctor due to costs—a 2% increase over previous data.
Trends in Mental health from Health, United States; Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Children and Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2022; Mental Health – Household Pulse Survey – COVID-19; Visit Rates for Adolescents and Adults with Mental Health, Substance Use, and Both Disorders at Health Centers, by Age: United ...
1 in 20 U.S. adults experience serious mental illness each year. 1 in 6 U.S. youth aged 6-17 experience a mental health disorder each year. 50% of all lifetime mental illness begins by age 14, and 75% by age 24. Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among people aged 10-14.
An overview of statistics for mental illnesses. Mental illnesses are common in the United States. One in six U.S. adults lives with a mental illness (43.4 million in 2015). Mental illnesses include many different conditions that vary in degree of severity, ranging from mild to moderate to severe.
National Health Statistics Reports Number 199 February 15, 2024 . Page 3. adults reporting feelings of depression was significantly higher among those living alone (6.4%) compared with those living with others (4.1%). Both men and women living alone were more likely to report feelings of depression than those
NIMH statistics pages include statistics on the prevalence, treatment, and costs of mental illness for the population of the United States, in addition to information about possible consequences of mental illnesses, such as suicide and disability.
Ninety percent of the public think there is a mental health crisis in the United States today, with half of young adults and one-third of all adults reporting that they have felt anxious either always or often in the past year, according to a 2022 survey conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation and CNN.