EU: share of depression risk by gender, 2020-22

Between 2020 and 2022, the proportion of the adult population at risk of depression in the EU was notably higher among women. In 2021, the highest proportion of adults at risk of depression was observed for both genders, with a share of 60 percent for women and 53 for men. This statistic depicts the share of adults in the EU at risk of depression between 2020 and 2022, by gender

Percentage of adults in the EU at risk of depression between 2020 and 2022, by gender

Characteristic	Men	Women
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Release date

December 2022

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Survey time period

From 9 April, 2020 to 2 May, 2022

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

If the people surveyed had a WHO-5 score of less than 50, on a scale from 0-100, they were defined as in risk of depression.
The WHO-5 Well-being Index is a questionnaire to calculate the personal well-being.
This survey worked mainly on the EU27 Member States.
The survey was organized and divided in 5 rounds:
Round 1: 9 April – 11 June 2020
Round 2: 22 June – 27 July 2020
Round 3: 12 February – 31 March 2021
Round 4: 21 October – 30 November 2021 (panel survey)
Round 5: 29 March – 2 May 2022

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