nami statistics: hosa behavioral health

How many U.S. adults experience mental illness each year

More than 1 in 5 adults (23.4% or 61.5 million)

How many U.S. adults experience serious mental illness each year

More than 1 in 20 adults (5.6% or 14.6 million)

How many U.S. youth ages 6-17 experience a mental health disorder each year

More than 1 in 7 youth (16.5% or 7.7 million)

When does most lifetime mental illness begin

50% by age 14 and 75% by age 24

What is the ranking of suicide as a cause of death for ages 10-24

2nd leading cause

What percentage of adults experience schizophrenia

Less than 1%

What percentage of adults experience schizophrenia spectrum disorders

1.2%

What percentage of adults experience borderline personality disorder

1.4%

What percentage of adults experience obsessive compulsive disorder

1.2%

What percentage of adults experience bipolar I disorder

1.5%

What percentage of adults experience bipolar disorder overall

2.8%

What percentage of adults experience PTSD

4.1%

What percentage of adults experience both substance use disorder and mental illness

8.1%

What percentage of adults experience major depressive disorder

15.5%

What percentage of adults experience anxiety disorders

19.1%

What percentage of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander adults experience mental illness

12.2%

What percentage of Asian adults experience mental illness

17.0%

What percentage of Hispanic or Latino adults experience mental illness

20.7%

What percentage of Black adults experience mental illness

20.9%

What percentage of White adults experience mental illness

25.1%

What percentage of American Indian or Alaska Native adults experience mental illness

25.9%

What percentage of multiracial adults experience mental illness

35.5%

What percentage of males experience mental illness

20.0%

What percentage of females experience mental illness

26.7%

What percentage of lesbian, gay, or bisexual adults experience mental illness

53.2%

What percentage of adults with mental illness received treatment in 2024

52.1%

What percentage of adults with serious mental illness received treatment in 2024

70.8%

What percentage of youth with mental health disorders received treatment

50.6%

What is the average delay between mental illness symptoms and treatment

11 years

What percentage of Asian adults with mental illness receive treatment

32.5%

What percentage of Black adults with mental illness receive treatment

38.5%

What percentage of Hispanic adults with mental illness receive treatment

44.1%

What percentage of multiracial adults with mental illness receive treatment

52.0%

What percentage of White adults with mental illness receive treatment

57.9%

What percentage of males with mental illness receive treatment

42.1%

What percentage of females with mental illness receive treatment

59.2%

What percentage of LGBTQ+ adults with mental illness receive treatment

63.1%

What percentage of adults with mental illness had no insurance coverage in 2024

9.6%

What percentage of adults with serious mental illness had no insurance coverage in 2024

10.9%

How many people live in a mental health professional shortage area

More than 120 million

How much higher is cardiometabolic disease risk for people with mental illness

Up to 2x higher

How much higher is the risk of major physical diseases for people with depression

40% higher

What percentage of adults with mental illness also have a substance use disorder

34.5%

What percentage of adults with mental illness are unemployed

6.9% compared to 4.3% without mental illness

How much more likely are students with depression symptoms to drop out of high school

More than 2x as likely

How much more likely are youth with emotional or behavioral problems to repeat a grade

More than 2x as likely

How many people in the U.S. provide care to adults with mental illness

At least 8.4 million

How many hours per week do caregivers spend providing unpaid care

About 32 hours

What percentage of people experiencing homelessness have a serious mental illness

18.1%

What percentage of adult emergency department visits are related to mental health

12.3%

How many inpatient hospitalizations were related to mental health or substance use in 2022

More than 1.65 million

What is the ranking of depressive disorders as a cause of hospitalizations under age 18

2nd leading cause

What percentage of U.S. veterans experienced mental illness in 2023

17.6% (3.5 million)

What percentage of active duty service members experienced a mental health or substance use condition

9.6%

How much money in lost earnings is caused by serious mental illness each year in the U.S.

$193.2 billion

What was the economic burden of schizophrenia in the U.S. in 2019

$343.2 billion

How much productivity is lost globally due to depression and anxiety each year

$1 trillion

What is the leading global cause of years lived with disability

Mental health disorders

What was the overall suicide ranking among causes of death in the U.S. in 2023

11th leading cause

What is the suicide ranking among ages 10-14 in the U.S.

2nd leading cause

What is the suicide ranking among ages 15-24 in the U.S.

2nd leading cause

How often does someone die by suicide in the U.S.

About every 11 minutes

What percentage of people who die by suicide had a diagnosed mental health condition

46%

What percentage of people who die by suicide likely experienced mental illness symptoms

About 90%

What percentage of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander adults report serious thoughts of suicide

2.6%

What percentage of Asian adults report serious thoughts of suicide

4.4%

What percentage of White adults report serious thoughts of suicide

5.4%

What percentage of Hispanic adults report serious thoughts of suicide

5.4%

What percentage of Black adults report serious thoughts of suicide

5.5%

What percentage of American Indian or Alaska Native adults report serious thoughts of suicide

7.3%

What percentage of multiracial adults report serious thoughts of suicide

10.7%

What percentage of males report serious thoughts of suicide

5.5%

What percentage of females report serious thoughts of suicide

5.5%

What percentage of LGBTQ+ adults report serious thoughts of suicide

18.0%

What percentage of people who die by suicide are male

79%

How much higher is the suicide rate among males compared to females

Nearly 4x higher

How much more likely are transgender adults to attempt suicide compared to the general population

Nearly 9x more likely

What percentage of high school students experienced persistent sadness or hopelessness in 2023

40%

What percentage of LGBTQ+ high school students experienced persistent sadness or hopelessness in 2023

65%

What percentage of high school students experienced poor mental health in the past 30 days in 2023

29%

What percentage of LGBTQ+ high school students experienced poor mental health in the past 30 days in 2023

53%

What percentage of young adults ages 18-25 experienced mental illness in 2024

32.2% (11.6 million)

What percentage of LGBTQ+ youth reported anxiety symptoms in 2023

66%

What percentage of LGBTQ+ youth reported depression symptoms in 2023

53%

What percentage of young adults with mental illness received treatment in 2024

49.9%

What percentage of high school students had serious thoughts of suicide in 2023

20%

What percentage of LGBTQ+ high school students had serious thoughts of suicide in 2023

41%

How much more likely are LGBTQ+ students to attempt suicide than cisgender straight peers

Over 3x more likely

What percentage of LGBTQ+ young people ages 13-24 had serious thoughts of suicide in 2023

39%

What percentage of young adults ages 18-25 had serious thoughts of suicide in 2024

12.6%

What percentage of public schools report increased demand for mental health services since COVID-19

More than two thirds

What percentage of schools say they can effectively provide mental health services to all students in need

56%

How many U.S. adults experienced both substance use disorder and mental illness in 2020

1 in 15 adults

How many adults had serious thoughts of suicide during the pandemic

More than 12 million

What percentage of adults said COVID negatively impacted their mental health

1 in 5 adults

What percentage of those with mental illness said COVID negatively impacted their mental health

45%

What percentage of those with serious mental illness said COVID negatively impacted their mental health

55%

What percentage of people who drink alcohol reported increased drinking during COVID

15%

What percentage of people who use drugs reported increased use during COVID

10%

How many people experienced delays or cancellations in mental health appointments during COVID

17.7 million