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. 2010 Oct 12;16(12):1234–1246. doi: 10.1038/mp.2010.101

Table 4. Prevalence of the disorder and mean number of days totally out of role DOR per year, by type of country (The WHO WMH surveys).

  Lower income countries
Medium income countries
Higher income countries
All countries
Disorder Prevalence (%) s.e. (%) Mean yearly DOR s.e. Mean Prevalence (%) s.e. (%) Mean yearly DOR s.e. Mean Prevalence (%) s.e. (%) Mean yearly DOR s.e. Mean Prevalence (%) s.e. (%) Mean yearly DOR s.e. Mean
Depression 4.9 0.2 35.8 0.9 5.4 0.2 34.8 0.9 6.2 0.1 33.7 0.6 5.7 0.1 34.4 0.4
Bipolar disorder 0.4 0.1 30.8 2.5 0.6 0.1 42.4 2.5 1.1 0.1 42.6 1.4 0.8 0.0 41.2 1.1
Panic disorder 1.1 0.1 39.6 1.9 2.7 0.1 39.7 1.3 2.0 0.1 45.6 1.1 1.9 0.1 42.9 0.8
Specific phobia 4.2 0.2 28.9 1.2 4.6 0.2 35.2 1.1 6.0 0.2 34.8 0.6 5.2 0.1 33.8 0.5
Social phobia 1.1 0.1 33.3 1.8 2.0 0.1 41.3 1.8 3.3 0.1 39.7 0.8 2.4 0.1 39.3 0.7
GAD 1.1 0.1 38.1 1.9 1.1 0.1 41.4 1.9 1.7 0.1 39.9 1.0 1.4 0.1 39.8 0.8
Alcohol abuse 1.8 0.1 29.0 1.4 2.8 0.2 27.9 1.2 1.9 0.1 33.1 1.0 2.1 0.1 30.6 0.7
Drug abuse 0.2 0.0 40.8 4.8 0.7 0.1 32.1 1.9 0.7 0.1 37.8 1.6 0.6 0.0 36.6 1.3
PTSD 0.7 0.1 44.9 2.1 1.0 0.1 40.9 2.3 2.2 0.1 42.7 1.1 1.6 0.1 42.7 0.9
Insomnia 4.3 0.2 37.8 1.1 4.1 0.2 36.0 1.1 5.7 0.2 36.5 0.6 5.0 0.1 36.7 0.5
Headache or migraine 14.5 0.4 29.8 0.5 19.4 0.5 29.3 0.5 11.1 0.2 32.3 0.4 13.9 0.2 30.7 0.3
Arthritis 13.1 0.4 28.7 0.5 12.5 0.3 30.2 0.6 16.6 0.3 29.6 0.3 14.8 0.2 29.5 0.3
Pain 21.9 0.6 26.8 0.4 23.7 0.5 28.5 0.4 21.6 0.3 28.9 0.3 22.2 0.3 28.3 0.2
Cardiovascular 11.9 0.4 29.8 0.6 18.2 0.4 29.6 0.5 18.8 0.3 27.9 0.4 16.9 0.2 28.7 0.3
Respiratory 11.9 0.4 26.2 0.6 13.1 0.4 30.7 0.6 21.9 0.4 28.2 0.4 17.3 0.3 28.4 0.3
Diabetes 2.5 0.2 29.4 1.1 4.4 0.2 32.1 0.9 4.9 0.2 29.8 0.8 4.2 0.1 30.3 0.5
Digestive 4.5 0.2 29.4 0.9 3.9 0.2 37.2 1.1 2.5 0.1 37.7 1.0 3.3 0.1 34.9 0.6
Neurological 0.8 0.1 37.8 2.4 1.4 0.1 39.8 2.2 1.2 0.1 35.5 1.4 1.1 0.1 37.2 1.1
Cancer 0.4 0.1 30.4 2.6 0.8 0.1 37.2 3.4 3.7 0.2 31.5 0.8 2.2 0.1 31.9 0.7
Any mental disorder 12.1 0.3 30.5 0.6 15.4 0.4 32.0 0.5 17.0 0.3 31.2 0.4 15.4 0.2 31.3 0.3
Any physical disorder 45.6 0.6 23.7 0.3 52.2 0.7 24.8 0.3 57.4 0.5 24.7 0.2 53.2 0.3 24.5 0.1
Any disorder 49.8 0.6 23.5 0.3 56.8 0.6 24.5 0.3 62.5 0.5 24.4 0.2 58.0 0.3 24.2 0.1
All respondents     14.8 0.6     11.8 0.6     16.4 0.5     15.0 0.4
Respondents with any day out of role (Median and s.e. Median)     101.3 3.5     113.6 3.8     125.4 2.8     116.2 1.9
Respondents with any day out of role (Mean and s.e. Mean)     48.7 2.4     52.3 1.2     52.3 0.1     51.1 0.1

Abbreviations: DOR, days out of role; GAD, generalized anxiety disorder; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder; WHO, World Health Organization; WMH, World Mental Health.