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Mental health conditions

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General mental health data

Nearly 1 in 5 American adults will have a diagnosable mental health condition in any given year.

46 percent of Americans will meet the criteria for a diagnosable mental health condition sometime in their life. Half of those people will develop conditions by the age of 14.

Prevalence by condition

Overall

Number of U.S. adults with mental illness: 59.3 million

23.1% of U.S. adults with mental illness

Anxiety

Number of U.S. adults with anxiety disorders: 42.5 million

Lifetime prevalence of any anxiety disorder: 31.6%

Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental illnesses in America

Addiction / Substance use disorder

Number of U.S. adults with a substance use disorder in the past year: 46.5 million

18.1% of U.S. adults with a substance use disorder in the past year

Number of U.S. youth with a substance use disorder in the past year: 2.2 million

8.7% of U.S. youth with a substance use disorder in the past year

Bipolar disorder

Number of U.S. adults with bipolar disorder: 3.3 million

Past year prevalence of bipolar disorder: 1.8%

An estimated 2.5% of U.S. adults experience bipolar disorder at some time in their lives

Depression

Number of U.S. adults with major depression: 22.5 million

Number of youth (ages 12-17) with major depression: 4.8 million

Number of youth with severe depression: 3.6 million

Depression Statistics

8.8%

of U.S. adults with major depression

19.5%

of youth (ages 12-17) with major depression

14.6%

of youth with severe depression

Major depression is one of the most common mental illnesses.

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Suicidal thoughts

5.2%

of U.S. adults with suicidal thoughts, or 13.2 million people

1.5%

of U.S. adults who made suicide plans, or 3.8 million people

0.6%

of U.S. adults who attempted suicide, 1.6 million people

13.4%

of U.S. youth (ages 12-17) with suicidal thoughts, or 3.4 million youth

6.5%

of U.S. youth (ages 12-17) who made suicide plans, or 1.7 million youth

3.7%

of U.S. youth (ages 12-17) who attempted suicide, or 953,000 youth

Prevalence of mental health conditions in specific populations

19.7%

of African Americans with mental illness, or 6.1 million

21.4%

of Latinx/Hispanic Americans with mental illness, or 9.5 million

16.8%

of Asian Americans with mental illness, or 2.3 million

19.6%

of Native Americans/Alaskan Natives with mental illness, or 243,000

35.2%

of people who identify as being two or more races with mental illness, or 1.8 million

24.6%

of white Americans with mental illness, or 1.8 million

Treatment

Number of adults with mental illness who did not receive any mental health treatment: over 28 million

Percent of adults with mental illness who report they try and can’t get treatment: 28.2%

54.7% of adults with mental illness who did not receive any mental health treatment

Treatment Statistics

59.8%

of youth with depression did not receive any mental health treatment

28%

of youth with severe depression received some consistent treatment

350:1

ratio of individuals in a state to available mental health providers

Insurance Statistics

10.8%

of U.S. adults with mental illness are uninsured, or over 5.5 million

10%

of youth with private insurance that did not cover mental or emotional problems, or over 1.2 million

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