Mental health

Mental disorders are among the top 10 leading causes of health loss worldwide, with anxiety and depressive disorders ranked as the most common across all age groups and locations.

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18% more people experienced depressive disorders and 15% more people experienced anxiety disorders as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 compared to 2019.

13.9% of the world’s population experienced mental disorders in 2021.

71% of global anxiety disorder burden could be avoided if all people with anxiety disorders accessed optimal treatment.

17.2% of the total years lived with disability in the world were due to mental disorders in 2021.

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GBD Compare

map showing where mental disorders have the greatest impact worldwide — Compare trends in mental health across demographic groups, locations, and time.

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New Zealand Mental Health Survey 2003-2004

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United Kingdom Mental Health of Children and Adolescents Survey 1999 - UK Data Service

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Australia National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing 2007

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Brazil Mortality, Relative Risks, and Excess Mortality Rate Estimates among People with Severe Mental Illness in the Public Health System 2000-2015

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Global, regional, and national burden of 12 mental disorders in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019

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Estimating levels of mental health service need by small geographic area: A case study for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults living in South East Queensland

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The global burden of suicide mortality among people on the autism spectrum

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Burden and risk factors of mental and substance use disorders among adolescents and young adults in Kenya

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The burden of mental disorders in Ethiopia, from 1990 to 2019

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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a large and uneven impact on global mental health

Cases of mental disorders rose sharply during the pandemic, particularly among young women.

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GBD Study | Mental Health – Alize Ferrari, Part 2

Researcher Alize Ferrari describes the global burden of mental health disorders between 1990 and 2019.

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GBD Study | Mental Health – Alize Ferrari, Part 1

Researcher Alize Ferrari discusses the rise in depression and anxiety following the COVID-19 pandemic.

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GBD Study | Mental Health Research (2021) – Damian Santomauro

Researcher Damian Santomauro describes the findings from a recent study on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health.

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NBP- Psychiatric Epidemiology: How to calculate DALYs, YLLs, and YLDs for mental and substance use disorders

Learn how to calculate: (a) Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs), (b) Years of Life Lost (YLLs), (c) Years Lived with Disability (YLDs) and a recently introduced average person-level measure that takes into account the contribution of relevant comorbid disorders to disability, the Health Loss Proportion (HeLP).

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New Zealand Mental Health Survey 2003-2004

United Kingdom Mental Health of Children and Adolescents Survey 1999 - UK Data Service

Australia National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing 2007

Brazil Mortality, Relative Risks, and Excess Mortality Rate Estimates among People with Severe Mental Illness in the Public Health System 2000-2015

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