Depression

(Data are for the U.S.)

 

Morbidity

• Percent of noninstitutionalized persons 12 years of age and older with depression in any 2-week period: 5.4% (2005-2006)

Source: Depression in the United States household population, 2005-2006, figure 1 [PDF - 813 KB]

 

Health Care Use

Ambulatory Care

• Number of ambulatory care visits (to physician offices, hospital outpatient and emergency departments) with major depressive disorder as primary diagnosis: 7.9 million (average annual 2006-2007)

Source: Ambulatory Medical Care Utilization Estimates for 2007: table 7 [PDF - 797 KB]

Hospital inpatient care

• Number of discharges with major depressive disorder as first-listed diagnosis: 383,000
• Average length of stay for major depressive disorder: 6.8 days

Source: National Hospital Discharge Survey: 2009 table, Average length of stay and days of care – Number and rate of discharges by first-listed diagnostic categories [PDF - 58 KB]

 

More Data

• Antidepressant use in persons aged 12 and over: United States, 2005-2008 [PDF - 768 KB]
• Average length of stay in non-federal short stay hospitals by sex, age, and selected first-listed diagnosis Health, United States, 2010, table 102 [PDF - 9.4 MB]
• Depression and Smoking in the U.S. Household Population Aged 20 and Over, 2005-2008 [PDF - 889 KB]
• Depressive Symptoms Older Americans Key Indicators of Well-Being, Indicator 19
• Discharges in non-federal short stay hospitals by sex, age, and selected first-listed diagnosis Health, United States, 2010, table 100 [PDF - 9.4 MB]
• Selected mental disorders in the past 12 months among young adults, 20-29 years of age, by sex and age: United States, 1999-2004, Health, United States, 2008, figure 36 [PDF - 8.2 MB]
• Selected prescription drug classes used in the past month, by sex and age Health, United States, 2010, table 95 [PDF - 9.4 MB]