EU: depression risk by financial difficulties, 2020-22

Between 2020 and 2022, the population with financial difficulties across the European Union consistently reported the highest percentage of risk for depression. In 2021, both groups experienced their peak percentages of adults at risk of depression, with 78 percent for those with financial difficulties and 51 percent for those without. This statistic depicts the share of adults in the EU at risk of depression between 2020 and 2022, by financial difficulties.

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

Characteristic	Financial difficulties	No financial difficulties
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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.

The percentage of participants indicating financial challenges are those who stated that their households had “difficulty” or “great difficulty” making ends meet.

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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