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. 2021 Nov 6;398(10312):1700–1712. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02143-7

Table 3.

Prevalence of major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders, by super-region, 2020

Major depressive disorder, per 100 000 population
Anxiety disorders, per 100 000 population
Baseline (95% UI) Additional (95% UI) Final (95% UI) Percentage change (95% UI) Baseline (95% UI) Additional (95% UI) Final (95% UI) Percentage change (95% UI)
Global 2470·5 (2143·5–2870·7) 682·4 (574·1–807·2) 3152·9 (2722·5–3654·5) 27·6 (25·1–30·3) 3824·9 (3283·3–4468·1) 977·5 (824·8–1161·6) 4802·4 (4108·2–5588·6) 25·6 (23·2–28·0)
Central Europe, eastern Europe, and central Asia 2519·7 (2185·0–2911·5) 741·6 (579·1–941·3) 3261·3 (2798·6–3804·8) 29·4 (23·9–35·8) 3274·3 (2801·2–3821·9) 981·0 (774·1–1214·4) 4255·3 (3593·1–4970·8) 30·0 (24·9–35·0)
High-income 3103·3 (2735·6–3526·4) 840·1 (671·7–1030·4) 3943·3 (3466·9–4516·1) 27·1 (22·6–31·5) 5356·8 (4609·1–6233·3) 1349·0 (1044·1–1678·8) 6705·7 (5773·4–7829·4) 25·2 (20·3–30·7)
Latin America and Caribbean 2626·8 (2291·4–3034·4) 914·2 (737·4–1127·5) 3541·0 (3063·3–4097·7) 34·8 (29·5–40·7) 5705·9 (4865·4–6732·9) 1804·1 (1425·8–2225·1) 7510·0 (6397·9–8786·6) 31·7 (25·8–37·7)
North Africa and Middle East 3321·4 (2752·3–4013·2) 1235·2 (896·1–1642·5) 4556·6 (3729·1–5578·3) 37·2 (29·5–46·0) 5148·9 (4210·4–6289·4) 1664·8 (1178·0–2251·6) 6813·6 (5557·9–8391·8) 32·4 (24·9–41·1)
South Asia 2664·2 (2313·9–3099·5) 962·6 (761·6–1187·1) 3626·8 (3122·5–4232·7) 36·1 (29·7–42·8) 3019·7 (2590·4–3531·6) 1058·3 (813·0–1318·7) 4077·9 (3459·3–4786·7) 35·1 (28·2–42·0)
Southeast Asia, east Asia, and Oceania 1707·8 (1492·4–1958·7) 195·8 (121·8–281·4) 1903·6 (1656·1–2194·3) 11·5 (7·2–16·0) 3367·2 (2903·3–3891·5) 466·0 (307·2–632·0) 3833·2 (3281·8–4478·2) 13·8 (9·3–18·3)
Sub-Saharan Africa 2429·0 (2048·0–2910·2) 559·0 (423·3–722·8) 2988·0 (2513·5–3583·4) 23·0 (18·3–27·9) 3001·9 (2465·1–3671·3) 644·0 (479·0–829·9) 3645·9 (2985·7–4475·5) 21·5 (17·1–25·7)

UI=uncertainty interval.