how many people in the world have depression
Depression Affects Over 350 Million People Worldwide. Over 350 million people around the world have depression, according to a report issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) on World Mental Health Day (10 October). Depression is a mental disorder that undermines people's ability to function well.
The study also found that, while clinical depression is common throughout the lifespan, anxiety becomes less common in men and women over the age of 55. About one in 21 people (4.7 percent) of people will have major depression at any point in time. Anxietyâthe most common of all mental disordersâcurrently affects about one in 13 people (7.3 percent).