HOSA behavioral health statistics

adults who experience mental illness each year

1 in 5

adults who experience serious mental illness each year

1 in 25

youth ages 6-17 that experience a mental health disorder each year

1 in 6

lifetime mental illness beginning

50% by age 14, 75% by age 24

2nd leading cause of death ages 10-34

suicide

adults experienced mental illness in 2018

19.1%

adults experienced serious mental illness in 2018

4.6%

youth ages 6-17 experienced a mental health disorder in 2017

16.5%

prevalence of mental illness among Asians

14.7%

prevalence of mental illness among Whites

20.4%

prevalence of mental illness among Blacks

16.2%

prevalence of mental illness among Multiracial

26.8%

prevalence of mental illness among Hispanics

16.9%

prevalence of mental illness among LGB

37.4%

prevalence of major depressive episode

7.2%

prevalence of schizophrenia

<1%

prevalence of bipolar

2.8%

prevalence of anxiety

19.1%

prevalence of PTSD

3.6%

prevalence of OCD

1.2%

prevalence of borderline

1.4%

adults with mental illness receiving treatment in 2018

43.3%

adults with serious mental illness receiving treatment in 2018

64.1%

youth aged 6-17 with a mental health disorder receiving treatment in 2016

50.6%

average delay between onset of mental illness symptoms

11 years

adults with mental illness with no insurance coverage in 2018

11.3%

adults with serious mental illness with no insurance coverage in 2018

13.4%

counties that do not have a practicing psychiatrist

60%

risk of developing cardiovascular and metabolic diseases

40% for depression, twice as likely for serious mental illness

adults with mental illness who also experienced a substance use disorder in 2018

19.3%

rate of unemployment among people

mental illness = 5.8%, none = 3.6%

high school students with depression

twice as likely to drop out

people who provide care to an adult with a mental health issue

8.4 million

average hours per week spent as caregivers of people with mental illness

32 hours

emergency department visits for mental health

1 in 8

common cause of hospitalization for people under 45

mood disorders

serious mental illness lost earnings each year

$193.2 million

homeless people experiencing a serious mental health issue

20.1%

adults incarcerated with serious mental health issues

37%

youth in the juvenile justice system with diagnosed mental illness

70.4%

Veterans Health Administration patients with a diagnosed mental illness

41%

lost productivity due to depression and anxiety

$1 trillion

leading cause of disability worldwide

depression

10th leading cause of death

suicide

overall suicide rate

increased by 31%

suicide with diagnosed mental health condition

46%

suicide with shown symptoms of a mental health condition

90%

LGB suicide

4x more likely

Gender of suicide

75% male

transgender suicide

12x more likely

prevalence of suicidal thoughts by all adults

4.3%

prevalence of suicidal thoughts by 18-25

11%

prevalence of suicidal thoughts by high school students

17.2%

prevalence of suicidal thoughts by LGB high school students

47.7%

treatment rates for male

34.9%

treatment rates for female

46.8%

treatment rates for LGB

48.5%

treatment rates for Asian

24.9%

treatment rates for White

49.1%

treatment rates for Black

30.6%

treatment rates for Multiracial

31.8%

treatment rates for Hispanic

32.9%