Table 2.
Prevalence of current depressive disorder by demographic and clinical characteristics, overall and by sex
| Total population (n=15 757) | Men (n=5305) | Women (n=10 452) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6·38% (6·24–6·52) | 4·89% (4·71–5·08) | 7·74% (7·53–7·95) | |
| Age group, years | ||||
| 15–29 | 5·26% (4·93–5·59) | 3·63% (3·22–4·04) | 6·89% (6·37–7·40) | |
| 30–44 | 4·86% (4·59–5·12) | 4·21% (3·83–4·59) | 5·48% (5·11–5·84) | |
| 45–59 | 7·10% (6·82–7·39) | 5·69% (5·31–6·07) | 8·45% (8·03–8·87) | |
| 60–74 | 5·85% (5·58–6·12) | 4·65% (4·30–4·99) | 6·90% (6·50–7·30) | |
| ≥75 | 11·59% (11·01–12·16) | 8·11% (7·38–8·84) | 13·99% (13·16–14·81) | |
| Country of birth | ||||
| Native born | 6·26% (6·12–6·41) | 4·78% (4·59–4·98) | 7·63% (7·41–7·84) | |
| Another EU member state | 6·41% (5·55–7·26) | 5·07% (3·86–6·29) | 7·43% (6·25–8·60) | |
| Non-EU country | 8·53% (7·73–9·32) | 6·85% (5·79–7·92) | 10·01% (8·83–11·18) | |
| Residence area population | ||||
| Densely | 6·95% (6·69–7·21) | 5·54% (5·20–5·89) | 8·18% (7·81–8·55) | |
| Intermediate | 6·16% (5·92–6·41) | 4·73% (4·41–5·06) | 7·49% (7·12–7·85) | |
| Thinly | 5·94% (5·72–6·17) | 4·33% (4·05–4·62) | 7·48% (7·13–7·83) | |
| Net monthly income (quintiles) | ||||
| 1 (lower income) | 10·62% (10·20–11·04) | 9·22% (8·60–9·84) | 11·70% (11·13–12·28) | |
| 2 | 7·68% (7·33–8·03) | 5·88% (5·41–6·35) | 9·13% (8·62–9·64) | |
| 3 | 5·99% (5·69–6·30) | 4·45% (4·06–4·85) | 7·36% (6·90–7·82) | |
| 4 | 4·67% (4·39–4·95) | 3·60% (3·25–3·96) | 5·76% (5·34–6·18) | |
| 5 (higher income) | 3·31% (3·08–3·53) | 2·43% (2·15–2·72) | 4·30% (3·92–4·67) | |
| Long-standing illness | ||||
| Yes | 11·80% (11·52–12·08) | 9·69% (9·29–10·08) | 13·50% (13·10–13·89) | |
| No | 2·35% (2·23–2·48) | 1·74% (1·58–1·89) | 2·98% (2·79–3·17) | |
| General activity limitation | ||||
| Severely limited | 34·58% (33·55–35·61) | 30·60% (29·09–32·12) | 37·72% (36·33–39·12) | |
| Limited but not severely | 10·97% (10·57–11·37) | 8·85% (8·28–9·43) | 12·59% (12·04–13·14) | |
| Not limited | 2·70% (2·59–2·82) | 1·96% (1·81–2·11) | 3·42% (3·25–3·60) | |
| Educational level | ||||
| Primary or lower | 11·48% (10·93–12·02) | 8·07% (7·33–8·80) | 13·90% (13·14–14·66) | |
| Secondary | 6·52% (6·34–6·70) | 5·11% (4·88–5·35) | 7·84% (7·57–8·11) | |
| Tertiary | 4·13% (3·90–4·37) | 3·35% (3·03–3·67) | 4·88% (4·54–5·21) | |
| Body-mass index, kg/m2 | ||||
| <18·5 | 9·09% (8·00–10·17) | 7·90% (6·03–9·76) | 9·48% (8·17–10·79) | |
| 18·5–24·9 | 5·49% (5·29–5·69) | 4·41% (4·13–4·70) | 6·26% (6·00–6·53) | |
| 25–29·9 | 5·73% (5·51–5·95) | 4·21% (3·95–4·47) | 7·77% (7·39–8·16) | |
| ≥30 | 10·10% (9·65–10·55) | 7·72% (7·13–8·32) | 12·35% (11·68–13·02) | |
| Diet (fruit and vegetables) | ||||
| Daily | 5·60% (5·43–5·76) | 3·96% (3·74–4·17) | 6·85% (6·61–7·09) | |
| 4–6 times per week | 6·24% (5·93–6·55) | 4·54% (4·15–4·92) | 8·17% (7·67–8·67) | |
| 1–3 times per week | 9·06% (8·58–9·54) | 7·43% (6·85–8·02) | 11·48% (10·67–12·29) | |
| Less than once per week | 15·34% (13·96–16·71) | 12·79% (11·08–14·51) | 19·77% (17·47–22·07) | |
| Smoking status | ||||
| Daily smoking | 8·31% (7·93–8·69) | 6·30% (5·85–6·75) | 11·05% (10·40–11·70) | |
| Occasional smoking | 6·18% (5·54–6·82) | 5·22% (4·38–6·05) | 7·38% (6·39–8·38) | |
| No smoking | 5·91% (5·76–6·07) | 4·42% (4·21–4·62) | 7·13% (6·90–7·35) | |
| Days per week physically active | ||||
| 0 | 7·86% (7·66–8·07) | 6·27% (5·99–6·55) | 9·22% (8·92–9·51) | |
| 1 | 5·02% (4·57–5·47) | 3·59% (3·03–4·16) | 6·31% (5·62–7·00) | |
| 2 | 4·41% (4·04–4·78) | 3·03% (2·56–3·50) | 5·66% (5·10–6·21) | |
| 3 | 4·34% (3·92–4·76) | 3·51% (2·95–4·06) | 5·20% (4·55–5·84) | |
| 4 | 4·17% (3·55–4·80) | 3·22% (2·46–3·98) | 5·33% (4·31–6·35) | |
| 5 | 4·05% (3·48–4·63) | 2·61% (1·95–3·27) | 5·77% (4·78–6·75) | |
| 6 | 4·48% (3·43–5·53) | 3·18% (1·88–4·47) | 6·37% (4·63–8·11) | |
| 7 | 5·07% (4·48–5·67) | 4·02% (3·25–4·79) | 6·12% (5·21–7·02) | |
Data are for all respondents with current depressive disorder, defined as a PHQ-8 score of 10 or higher. Data are weighted percentage with 95% CI in parentheses. EU member states include the 28 members states as of 2015. PHQ-8=eight item Patient Health Questionnaire.