Depression and Anxiety
Specific Measure
Our measure of anxiety is the percentage of adults who report being nervous “all of the time” or “most of the time” over the past month.
Our depression measure is the percentage of adults who report that they have been clinically diagnosed with depression.
(Source: Authors' analysis of National Surveys on Drug Use and Health).
(Source: Authors' analysis of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey).
(Source: Authors' analysis of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey).
How does the US rank globally?
- Specific Measure:
- Depression: Percent prevalence of depressive disorders.
(Source: Authors’ analysis of Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation data)
- Anxiety: Percent prevalence of anxiety disorders.
(Source: Authors’ analysis of Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation data)
- Depression: Percent prevalence of depressive disorders.
- Percentage of countries the US outperforms:
- Depression: 12% (out of 114 countries)
- Anxiety: 10% (out of 115 countries)
- International Rank Trend:
- Depression: Worsening
- Anxiety: Worsening
National Trend Worsening
For more information about data sources and treatments, download the Data Notes.