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. 2022 Feb;9(2):137–150. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00395-3

Table 1.

Global prevalence and age-standardised prevalence for mental disorders in 1990 and 2019

1990
2019
Prevalence, in millions (95% UI) Age-standardised prevalence per 100 000 people (95% UI) Prevalence, in millions (95% UI) Age-standardised prevalence per 100 000 people (95% UI)*
Mental disorders
Total 654·8 (603·6–708·1) 12 579·3 (11 634·4–13 552·2) 970·1 (900·9–1044·4) 12 262·0 (11 382·9–13 213·3)
Male 317·8 (290·8–346·7) 12 020·0 (11 061·2–13 042·4) 462·2 (427·5–499·7) 11 727·3 (10 835·7–12 693·9)
Female 337·0 (310·1–363·8) 13 100·4 (12 114·8–14 090·9) 507·9 (471·2–547·4) 12 760·0 (11 831·7–13 763·1)
Anxiety disorders
Total 194·9 (165·1–231·2) 3791·6 (3194·0–4476·6) 301·4 (252·6–356·0) 3779·5 (3181·1–4473·3)
Male 73·4 (61·3–87·0) 2839·2 (2388·7–3332·9) 113·9 (95·4–135·1) 2859·8 (2397·0–3379·9)
Female 121·5 (102·0–144·7) 4732·2 (3983·0–5605·5) 187·5 (157·7–221·6) 4694·7 (3945·6–5576·9)
Depressive disorders
Total 170·8 (152·7–190·4) 3486·2 (3140·8–3855·7) 279·6 (251·6–310·3) 3440·1 (3097·0–3817·6)
Male 65·6 (58·5–73·2) 2700·7 (2432·1–2987·4) 109·2 (98·0–121·4) 2713·3 (2438·3–3013·1)
Female 105·2 (94·3–117·3) 4262·5 (3844·6–4730·0) 170·4 (153·6–188·7) 4158·4 (3746·9–4616·3)
Other mental disorders
Total 67·7 (52·7–86·5) 1434·7 (1116·4–1822·6) 117·2 (90·8–148·7) 1428·7 (1108·4–1816·1)
Male 39·9 (30·8–51·0) 1702·3 (1323·7–2155·4) 68·3 (53·0–86·6) 1690·1 (1311·0–2138·8)
Female 27·8 (21·4–35·4) 1173·9 (909·9–1485·8) 48·9 (37·8–61·8) 1173·1 (905·6–1484·9)
Idiopathic developmental intellectual disability
Total 92·8 (58·3–128·6) 1641·9 (1028·1–2278·2) 107·6 (65·8–150·4) 1426·6 (873·6–1991·7)
Male 47·7 (29·4–66·7) 1657·2 (1017·0–2325·9) 54·9 (32·8–77·6) 1436·4 (860·4–2027·8)
Female 45·2 (29·2–61·6) 1625·3 (1048·2–2220·8) 52·7 (33·1–72·8) 1415·4 (891·3–1954·5)
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Total 72·4 (52·9–96·4) 1240·5 (909·6–1647·1) 84·7 (62·5–111·3) 1131·9 (831·7–1494·5)
Male 52·6 (38·6–70·7) 1768·3 (1304·2–2350·6) 61·5 (45·4–80·9) 1611·6 (1184·8–2134·1)
Female 19·8 (14·2–26·4) 693·4 (497·9–918·5) 23·2 (16·8–31·0) 631·0 (455·7–846·5)
Conduct disorder
Total 32·7 (23·6–42·5) 537·9 (388·2–699·0) 40·1 (29·0–52·0) 559·0 (405·0–722·3)
Male 21·6 (16·1–27·7) 694·7 (517·7–891·4) 26·3 (19·6–33·4) 711·2 (530·5–904·0)
Female 11·1 (7·4–15·3) 374·0 (248·7–515·5) 13·8 (9·1–19·0) 397·3 (263·8–545·5)
Bipolar disorder
Total 24·8 (20·6–29·4) 490·1 (411·0–576·5) 39·5 (33·0–46·8) 489·8 (407·5–580·6)
Male 11·6 (9·6–13·8) 459·4 (384·9–540·6) 18·8 (15·7–22·3) 466·9 (388·5–552·9)
Female 13·2 (10·9–15·5) 520·9 (435·1–613·3) 20·7 (17·3–24·6) 512·8 (425·6–609·0)
Autism spectrum disorders
Total 20·3 (16·9–24·2) 372·8 (309·1–444·9) 28·3 (23·5–33·8) 369·4 (305·9–441·2)
Male 15·6 (13·0–18·6) 571·2 (473·8–679·6) 21·6 (18·0–25·8) 560·1 (465·2–667·3)
Female 4·7 (3·8–5·7) 173·4 (140·9–211·5) 6·7 (5·4–8·2) 176·3 (143·0–214·5)
Schizophrenia
Total 14·2 (12·2–16·5) 289·9 (249·8–333·2) 23·6 (20·2–27·2) 287·4 (246·2–330·9)
Male 7·5 (6·4–8·7) 304·5 (262·6–350·0) 12·4 (10·6–14·3) 302·7 (259·7–348·4)
Female 6·7 (5·8–7·7) 274·9 (236·9–315·5) 11·2 (9·6–12·9) 272·0 (232·7–313·7)
Eating disorders
Total 8·5 (6·4–10·9) 150·5 (113·1–192·1) 13·6 (10·2–17·5) 174·0 (130·1–222·1)
Male 2·8 (2·0–3·7) 96·7 (69·1–128·0) 4·7 (3·3–6·2) 117·9 (84·6–156·1)
Female 5·7 (4·3–7·2) 205·8 (156·2–258·6) 9·0 (6·8–11·3) 231·5 (175·1–291·4)

95% UI=95% uncertainty interval.

*

Disorders ordered from highest to lowest on the basis of total age-standardised rates in 2019.