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. 2020 Feb;7(2):148–161. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30475-4

Table 2.

Prevalence of mental disorders in India, 2017

Both sexes Males Females
All mental disorders 14·3% (12·9–15·7) 14·2% (12·8–15·6) 14·4% (13·1–15·8)
Idiopathic developmental intellectual disability 4·5% (3·0–6·0) 4·7% (3·1–6·3) 4·3% (2·9–5·7)
Depressive disorders 3·3% (3·1–3·6) 2·7% (2·5–3·0) 3·9% (3·6–4·3)
Anxiety disorders 3·3% (3·0–3·5) 2·7% (2·4–2·9) 3·9% (3·6–4·3)
Conduct disorder 0·8% (0·6–1·0) 1·0% (0·8–1·3) 0·6% (0·4–0·7)
Bipolar disorder 0·6% (0·5–0·7) 0·6% (0·5–0·7) 0·6% (0·5–0·7)
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder 0·4% (0·3–0·5) 0·6% (0·5–0·7) 0·2% (0·2–0·3)
Autism spectrum disorders 0·4% (0·3–0·4) 0·5% (0·5–0·6) 0·2% (0·2–0·2)
Schizophrenia 0·3% (0·2–0·3) 0·3% (0·2–0·3) 0·2% (0·2–0·3)
Eating disorders 0·2% (0·1–0·2) 0·1% (0·9–1·4) 0·3% (0·2–0·3)
Other mental disorders 1·8% (1·5–2·0) 2·1% (1·8–2·4) 1·4% (1·2–1·7)

Data are percentage, with 95% uncertainty interval in parentheses.