In 2022, it was estimated that 26.4 percent of women in the U.S. had some type of mental illness in the past year. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. women who had any mental illness in the past year from 2008 to 2022.

In 2023, it was estimated that around 41 percent of women in the United States aged 26 to 29 suffered from some mental illness, and 13.7 percent of those in this age group suffered from serious mental illness. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. women with any or serious mental illness in the past year as of 2023, by age.

In the United States, the prevalence of mental illness in the past year is more common among females than males and more common among the young than the old. As of 2022, some 26.4 percent of females reported some type of mental illness in the past year, compared to 19.7 percent of males. Common forms of mental illness include depression, anxiety disorders, and mood disorders.

Depression

Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses in the United States. Depression is defined by prolonged feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and despair leading to a loss of interest in activities once enjoyed, a loss of energy, trouble sleeping, and thoughts of death or suicide. It is estimated that around five percent of the U.S. population suffers from depression. Depression is more common among women with around six percent of women suffering from depression compared to four percent of men.

Mental illness and substance abuse

Data has shown that those who suffer from mental illness are more likely to suffer from substance abuse than those without mental illness. Those with mental illness are more likely to use illicit drugs such as heroin and cocaine, and to abuse prescription drugs than those without mental illness. As of 2021, around 7.6 percent of adults in the United States suffered from co-occuring mental illness and substance use disorder.

This statistic depicts the percentage of the global population with select mental health and substance use disorders as of 2017, by gender. According to the data, a total of 12.6 percent of males and 13.3 percent of females suffered from mental health or substance use disorders globally.

This statistic shows the percentage of women in the U.S. who reported their mental health as poor from 2015 to 2017, by state. During this time, around 41 percent of women in West Virginia reported their mental health was "not good" between one and 30 days in the past 30 days.

In 2023, it was estimated that 28.5 percent of U.S. women received mental health treatment or counseling at some time in the past year. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. women who received mental health treatment or counseling in the past year from 2002 to 2023.

In 2022, substance use was more frequent among U.S. adult women with mental illness compared to those without mental illness. The statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. women over the age of 18 who reported using select substances in the past year as of 2022, by mental health status.

In 2023, about 179 out of 10,000 female inhabitants in Italy were treated in psychiatric hospitals for some kind of mental disorder. This statistic breaks down this figure by diagnosis. According to the data, depression was by far the mental disease with the largest incidence among women, with 45.9 cases registered per 10 thousand inhabitants.

According to a survey among Indian urban youth about life in lockdown, a majority of respondents across all age groups felt that their mental health was somewhat impacted during the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown in April 2020. About 42 percent of female respondents between the ages of 18 and 25 years of age stated that their well-being was strongly affected at that time.

As of October 2021, women had the highest share of mental health disorders in India, amounting to 39 percent and 30 percent for stress and anxiety health disorder respectively. Comparatively, 33 percent of men had depression as compared to women with 31 percent during the same time period.

In 2022, among women in the U.S. who sought mental health care, 33 percent mentioned that they could not get an appointment as none of the providers contacted were accepting new patients. While another 33 percent of women said that the affordability of treatment was the main reason they did not get an appointment. This statistic shows the distribution of the main reasons why women who sought mental health care in the U.S. were unable to get an appointment for the needed care in the past two years as of 2022.

A 2021 survey reported that roughly 6 in 10 women aged 20 and over have never had a mental health screening nor discussed depression with their doctor. This statistic shows the percentage of women in the United States who have never had a mental health screening or discussed mental health issues with their provider as of 2021.

This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. women who reported select mental health conditions between 2014 and 2015, by military status. According to the survey, 8.1 percent of women who had served in the military had suicidal thoughts within the past year, compared to just 4.2 percent of those that had not served in the military.

This statistic shows the percentage of women in the U.S. who reported their mental health as poor from 2015 to 2017, by ethnicity. During this time, around 41 percent of non-Hispanic white women reported their mental health was "not good" between one and 30 days in the past 30 days.

Among U.S. adults who said their mental health has changed, more women than men said their mental health had worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic and the last 10 years in general, excluding COVID-19. This statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. adults who said their mental health has gotten worse over the last 10 years and specifically over the last year during COVID-19 as of March 2021, by gender.

In 2022, over 36 percent of U.S. women over the age of 18 with a serious mental illness reported using tobacco in the past year, compared to just around 15.7 percent of U.S. women who did not have any mental illness. The statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. women who reported tobacco use or binge-drinking in the past year as of 2022, by mental health status.

In 2022, almost 85 percent of U.S. women aged 12 years and older with illicit drug or alcohol use disorder reported receiving no treatment in the past year. The statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. women over the age of 12 who reported receiving no treatment for select substance use and mental disorders in the past year, as of 2022.

This statistic shows the results of a survey on the share of individuals in bad mental health in Denmark in 2017, by age group and by gender. The share of women being in bad mental health was higher for all age groups than the share of men. The highest share of female respondents in bad mental health was aged 16 to 24 years, reaching 23.8 percent. Among men, the majority of respondents in bad mental health, (13.9 percent) was aged 25 to 34 years.

In a survey conducted from October 2021 to July 2022, respondents revealed that 62.4 percent of Gen Zers (or zoomers) believed that mental health and personal well-being was very important to them. In general, it seems women feel mental health and personal well-being is more important as 67.9 percent of Gen Z women claimed it was very important to them, compared to 55.6 percent for Gen Z men.

In 2022, American Indian/Native Alaskan women in the U.S. reported having an average of 7.2 poor mental health days per month, while white women reported an average of five poor mental health days per month. This statistic illustrates the average number of poor mental health days in the past 30 days among women in the U.S. in 2022, by race and ethnicity.