Table 3.

The life prevalence of major depressive disorder by age, sex and region.

	Male (7917)	Female (8115)	Total (16,032)
Whole sample	Percentage (95% CI)	Percentage (95% CI)	Percentage (95% CI)
18–29	0.72% (0.22–1.22)	0.68% (0.18–1.18)	0.70% (0.35–1.06)
30–44	1.35% (0.86–1.85)	2.13% (1.51–2.75)	1.74% (1.34–2.14)
45–59	3.46% (2.73–4.18)	5.82% (4.89–6.75)	4.65% (4.06–5.24)
60–74	2.87% (2.04–3.69)	7.42% (6.21–8.62)	5.31% (4.56–6.07)
75+	2.81% (1.62–3.99)	7.54% (5.64–9.44)	5.16% (4.04–6.29)
Total	2.35% (2.02–2.68)	4.74% (4.28–5.21)	3.56% (3.27–3.85)
Rural sample
18–29	0.57% (0.07–1.07)	0.72% (0.15–1.30)	0.65% (0.27–1.03)
30–44	1.02% (0.52–1.51)	2.26% (1.52–3.00)	1.63% (1.19–2.08)
45–59	3.30% (2.47–4.13)	5.32% (4.27–6.37)	4.30% (3.63–4.97)
60–74	3.12% (2.16–4.09)	7.37% (6.02–8.72)	5.39% (4.54–6.25)
75+	2.62% (1.39–3.84)	7.94% (5.74–10.15)	5.13% (3.89–6.36)
Total	2.22% (1.85–2.58)	4.65% (4.13–5.18)	3.44% (3.11–3.76)
Urban sample
18–29	1.30% (0.16–2.77)	0.50% (0.48–1.47)	0.93% (0.02–1.83)
30–44	2.44% (1.08–3.80)	1.75% (0.62–2.88)	2.09% (1.20–2.97)
45–59	3.90% (2.40–5.40)	7.05% (5.17–8.94)	5.56% (4.33–6.78)
60–74	1.88% (0.39–3.36)	7.61% (4.95–10.27)	4.99% (3.38–6.61)
75+	4.08% (0.16–8.00)	6.10% (2.44–9.76)	5.34% (2.62–8.07)
Total	2.81% (2.04–3.57)	5.03% (4.06–5.99)	3.97% (3.35–4.60)