Study: Nearly 1.2bn people living with mental disorders, with cases up 95% since 1990

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A recent study has found that the global mental health burden increased by 95.5 per cent since 1990, with over one billion people worldwide living with mental disorders in 2023.

The study, published on Thursday in The Lancet, was led by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.

Researchers analysed data from the 2023 global burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors study across 204 countries, different age groups, sexes, and 21 regions between 1990 and 2023.

The mental disorders assessed included depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anorexia nervosa, schizophrenia, bulimia nervosa, dysthymia, conduct disorder, and developmental intellectual disability from unknown causes.

In 1990, there were an estimated 599 million cases of mental disorders globally. By 2023, that number had risen to an estimated 1.17 billion cases.

Researchers found that anxiety disorders and major depressive disorders were the most common conditions assessed.

Anxiety disorder cases increased from 182 million in 1990 to 470 million in 2023, representing an increase of more than 47 per cent after adjusting for population growth. Major depressive disorders increased by 24 per cent, rising from 102 million cases in 1990 to 236 million cases in 2023.…Keep reading the full & the viral video now.