Mental Health

• Percent of adults age 18 and older with regular feelings of worry, nervousness, or anxiety: 12.5%
• Percent of adults age 18 and older with regular feelings of depression: 5.0%

Source: Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the 2023 National Health Interview Survey [PDF – 254 KB]

• Number of visits to physician offices with mental disorders as the primary diagnosis: 57.2 million

Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2019 National Summary Tables, table 13 [PDF – 865 KB]

• Number of visits to emergency departments with mental disorders, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental as the primary diagnosis: 5.8 million

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2021 National Summary Tables, table 10 [PDF – 830 KB]

• Number of suicide deaths: 49,476
• Suicide deaths per 100,000 population: 14.8

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2022) via CDC WONDER

• Ambulatory Health Care Data
• Mortality Statistics
• National Health Interview Survey
• National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Mental Health
• National Institute of Mental Health
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration