Mental Health
Data are for the U.S.
Morbidity
- Percent of adults aged 18 and over with regular feelings of worry, nervousness, or anxiety: 11.7%
- Percent of adults aged 18 and over with regular feelings of depression: 4.8%
Physician office visits
- Number of visits to physician offices with mental disorders as the primary diagnosis: 55.7 million
Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2018 National Summary Tables, table 13 [PDF – 793 KB]
Emergency department visits
- Number of visits to emergency departments with mental disorders, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental as the primary diagnosis: 4.9 million
Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2018 National Summary Tables, table 11
Mortality
- Number of suicide deaths: 45,979
- Suicide deaths per 100,000 population: 14.0
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2020) via CDC WONDER
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More data
- Trends in Mental health from Health, United States
- Symptoms of Anxiety or Depressive Disorder and Use of Mental Health Care Among Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic – United States, August 2020-February 2021
- Mental Health Treatment Among Adults: United States, 2020
- Mental Health Treatment Among Children Aged 5-17 Years: United States, 2019
- Symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder Among Adults: United States, 2019
- Emergency Department Visits Among Adults With Mental Health Disorders: United States, 2017-2019
- Mental Health-related Physician Office Visits by Adults Aged 18 and Over: United States, 2012-2014
Page last reviewed: September 6, 2022
Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics