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STATISTICS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH

 

General Mental Health Data


  • Nearly 1 in 5 American adults will have a diagnosable mental health condition in any given year. [Source]
  • 46 percent of Americans will meet the criteria for a diagnosable mental health condition sometime in their life, and half of those people will develop conditions by the age of 14. [Source]


Prevalence By Condition*


Overall

  • Number of US Adults with Mental Illness: 44 million [Source]
  • Percent of US Adults with Mental Illness: 18% [Source]


Anxiety

  • Lifetime prevalence of any Anxiety Disorder: 31.6% [Source]
  • Number of US Adults with Anxiety Disorders: 42.5 million [Source]
  • Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental illnesses in America


Addiction/Substance Use Disorder

  • Percent of US Adults with a Substance Use Disorder in the Past Year: 8% [Source]
  • Number of US Adults with a Substance Use Disorder in the Past Year: 19 million [Source]
  • Percent of Youth with a Substance Use Disorder in the Past Year: 4.6% [Source]
  • Number of Youth with a Substance Use Disorder in the Past Year: 1.1 million [Source]


Bipolar Disorder

  • Past year prevalence of Bipolar Disorder: 1.8% [Source]
  • Number of US Adults with Bipolar Disorder: 3.3 million [Source]
  • An estimated 2.5% of US adults experience bipolar disorder at some time in their lives. [Source]


Depression

  • Percent of US Adults with Major Depression: 7.1% [Source]
  • Number of US Adults with Depression: 17.3 million [Source] 
  • Percent of Youth (aged 12-17) with Major Depression: 13% [Source]
  • Number of Youth (aged 12-17) with Major Depression: 3.1 million [Source]
  • Percent of Youth with Severe Depression: 9% [Source]
  • Number of Youth with Severe Depression: 2 million [Source]
  • Major depression is one of the most common mental illnesses. [Source]


Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

  • Percent of People (ages 13+) in US with PTSD (Lifetime prevalence): 5.7% [Source]
  • Percent of People (ages 13+) in US with PTSD (One year prevalence): 3.7% [Source]
  • Number of US Adults with PTSD: 12 million [Source]


Schizophrenia

  • Percent of US Adults with Schizophrenia: <1% [Source]
  • Number of US Adults with Schizophrenia: ~1.5 million [Source]


Suicidal Thoughts

  • Percent of US Adults with Suicidal Thoughts: 4% [Source]
  • Number of US Adults with Suicidal Thoughts: 9.8 million [Source]



 

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