Table 5.
Standardised prevalence of common mental disorders by remoteness (ASGC-RA) (95% (CI))
| Major Cities (n=83) |
Inner Regional (n=306) |
Outer Regional (n=130) |
Remote/Very Remote (n=25) | |
| 30-day prevalence | ||||
| Any mood disorder | 13.6 (9.9 to 17.7) | 18.2 (13.9 to 22.4) | 16.4 (12.3 to 20.4) | 7.5 (4.6 to 10.3) |
| Any anxiety disorder | 24.7 (19.9 to 29.5) | 36.4 (31.1 to 41.7) | 22.4 (17.7 to 26.9) | 5.3 (2.8 to 7.7) |
| Any substance use disorder | 19.2 (14.9 to 23.5) | 10.0 (6.7 to 13.3) | 14.5 (10.7 to 18.4) | 2.2 (0.6 to 3.8) |
| Any mental disorder* | 42.8 (37.4 to 48.2) | 47.8 (42.3 to 53.2) | 36.9 (31.6 to 42.2) | 7.5 (4.6 to 10.3) |
| 12-month prevalence | ||||
| Any mood disorder | 14.8 (10.9 to 18.7) | 23.0 (18.4 to 27.7) | 17.8 (13.6 to 22.0) | 12.2 (8.6 to 15.7) |
| Any anxiety disorder | 27.5 (22.7 to 32.4) | 39.4 (34.0 to 44.7) | 25.6 (20.8 to 30.4) | 5.3 (2.8 to 7.7) |
| Any substance use disorder | 22.8 (18.2 to 27.4) | 14.5 (10.7 to 18.4) | 20.0 (15.6 to 24.4) | 9.9 (6.7 to 13.3) |
| Any mental disorder* | 48.5 (43.0 to 53.9) | 53.3 (47.8 to 58.8) | 44.3 (38.9 to 49.8) | 12.2 (8.6 to 15.7) |
| Lifetime prevalence | ||||
| Any mood disorder | 24.1 (19.4 to 28.7) | 40.4 (35.0 to 45.8) | 23.4 (18.7 to 28.0) | 22.1 (17.6 to 26.7) |
| Any anxiety disorder | 31.8 (26.7 to 36.9) | 47.4 (42.0 to 52.9) | 31.9 (26.8 to 37.0) | 21.8 (17.3 to 26.4) |
| Any substance use disorder | 39.2 (33.8 to 44.5) | 39.1 (33.8 to 44.4) | 36.4 (31.1 to 41.6) | 17.1 (13.0 to 21.3) |
| Any mental disorder* | 56.2 (50.8 to 61.6) | 68.5 (63.5 to 73.6) | 54.2 (48.8 to 59.7) | 27.1 (22.2 to 32.0) |
*Any mental disorder within one or more of the three classes of anxiety, mood and substance use disorders.
ASGC-RA, Australian Standard Geographical Distribution—Remoteness Areas.