Table 4.

Point prevalence of depression according to different category.

Category	Subgroup	No. of studies	Pooled Prevalence (95% CI) (%)	N	P value in between-group comparison
Continent	Africa	4	11.5 [6.3–20.1]	3835
	Asia	25	16.7 [13.5–20.4]	487440
	Australia	5	7.3 [2.4–20.2]	24283
	Europe	19	11.9 [7.5–18.4]	79503
	North America	11	13.4 [10.6–16.9]	295279
	South America	4	20.6 [13.8–29.7]	6721
	Overall:	68			0.158
Human development index	Very High	35	9.8 [8.4–11.3]	639124
	High	24	19.2 [13.9–26.0]	227210
	Medium	5	29.2 [13.5–52.0]	26892
	Low	4	11.5 [6.3–20.1]	3835
	Overall:	64			<0.001
Assessment method	Interview-based	24	8.5 [6.5–11.0]	127082
	Self-report	43	17.3 [15.0–19.9]	593544
	Overall:	67			<0.001
Setting	Rural	11	13.0 [8.5–19.3]	9341
	Urban	28	17.7 [13.0–23.6]	83890
	Overall:	39			0.228
Language of the countries	English speaking countries	27	14.2 [10.8–18.5]	349865
	Non-English speaking countries	41	13.4 [11.5–15.6]	547196
	Overall	68			0.710