Prevalence Statistics for Types of Depressive disorders
Prevalence Statistics for Types of Depressive disorders
The information below shows a list of types of Depressive disorders,
with information as to the prevalence of each of these types.
Estimates of the people affected are calculated based on the available statistic.
| Disease | Prevalence Estimate | US people estimate | Statistic Used for Calculation |
| Depressive disorders (overall) |
approx 1 in 10 or 9.50% or 25.8 million people in USA |
25,840,000 |
9.5 percent of adult Americans (NIMH)
|
| Depression |
approx 1 in 18 or 5.30% or 14.4 million people in USA |
14,416,000 |
estimated 5.3% adults (USSG); 17 million people; approximately 4% of adolescents get seriously depressed (NIMH); annually 12% of women ; 7% of men; lifetime risk of an episode for women 20%. 3-4 million men USA.
|
| Major depressive episode |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Major depressive disorder |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| dysthymia |
approx 1 in 24 or 4.01% or 10.9 million people in USA |
10,899,999 |
about 10.9 million American adults (NIMH); estimated 1.6% adults (USSG)
|
| bipolar disorder |
approx 1 in 83 or 1.20% or 3.3 million people in USA |
3,264,000 |
1.2 percent of the population; 2.3 million adult Americans (NIMH)
|
| Seasonal Affective Disorder |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| cyclothymia |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Postnatal depression |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
Prevalence Statistics for Depressive disorders
Prevalance of Depressive disorders:
9.5 percent of adult Americans (NIMH)
Prevalance Rate:
approx 1 in 10 or 9.50% or 25.8 million people in USA [
about data]
Prevalance of Depressive disorders:
In any given 1-year period, 9.5 percent of the population, or about
18.8 million American adults, suffer from a depressive illness.
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The economic cost for this disorder is high, but the cost in human
suffering cannot be estimated. Depressive illnesses often interfere with
normal functioning and cause pain and suffering not only to those who have
a disorder, but also to those who care about them. Serious depression can
destroy family life as well as the life of the ill person. But much of
this suffering is unnecessary.
(Source: excerpt from
Depression: NIMH)
Prevelance statistics about Depressive disorders:
The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Depressive disorders:
- 18.8 million adults in America affected by depressive disorders (CBCF Health Organisation, 2004)
- 9.5% of population over 18 in America affected by depressive disorders (CBCF Health Organisation, 2004)
- 18.8 million adults over 18 with depressive disorders in the US (National Institute of Mental Health, NIH)
- 9.5% of adults over 18 with depressive disorders in the US (National Institute of Mental Health, NIH)
- Twice as many women affected by depressive disorders as men in the US (National Institute of Mental Health, NIH)
- 12% of women in the US have a depressive disorder (National Institute of Mental Health, NIH)
- 6.6% of men in the US have a depressive disorder (National Institute of Mental Health, NIH)
- 12.4 million women in the US 1998 have a depressive disorder (National Institute of Mental Health, NIH)
- 6.4 million men in the US 1998 have a depressive disorder (National Institute of Mental Health, NIH)
- 4 men per 100,000 population suffer from a depressive disorder in Australia 1997 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 7 women per 100,000 population suffer from a depressive disorder in Australia 1997 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
Types of Depressive disorders
For more information about types of Depressive disorders,
refer to our section on types of Depressive disorders.
About prevalence:
The medical term 'prevalence' of Depressive disorders usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Depressive disorders at any given time,
whereas the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Depressive disorders is called the 'incidence'.
For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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