Depression
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Data are for the U.S.
Morbidity
- Percent of persons 12 years of age and older with depression in any 2-week period: 7.6% (2009-2012)
Source: Depression in the U.S. Household Population, 2009–2012
Ambulatory Care visits
- Number of ambulatory care visits (to physician offices, hospital outpatient and emergency departments) with major depressive disorder as primary diagnosis: 8.0 million (average annual 2009-2010)
Mortality
- Number of suicide deaths: 42,773
- Suicide deaths per 100,000 population: 13.4
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2014, table 18 [PDF - 4.4 MB]
More Data
- Antidepressant use in persons aged 12 and over: United States, 2005-2008 [PDF - 768 KB]
- Depression and Obesity in the U.S. Adult Household Population, 2005–2010
- 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
- Health, United States, trend tables with data on mental health
- National Hospital Discharge Survey: 2010 table, Average length of stay and days of care – Number and rate of discharges by first-listed diagnostic categories [PDF - 58 KB]
- Psychotropic Medication Use Among Adolescents: United States, 2005–2010
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Men’s Use of Mental Health Treatments
- Racial and Gender Disparities in Suicide Among Young Adults Aged 18–24: United States, 2009–2013
- Page last reviewed: October 7, 2015
- Page last updated: October 6, 2016
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