Depression

(Data are for the U.S.)

 

Morbidity

• Percent of noninstitutionalized persons 12 years of age and older with depression in any 2-week period: 5.4% (2005-2006)

Source: Depression in the United States household population, 2005-2006, figure 1

 

Health Care Use

Ambulatory Care

• Number of ambulatory care visits (to physician offices, hospital outpatient and emergency departments) with major depressive disorder as primary diagnosis: 8.5 million (average annual 2005-2006)

Source: Ambulatory Medical Care Utilization Estimates for 2006, table 5

Hospital inpatient care

• Number of discharges with major depressive disorder as first-listed diagnosis: 459,000
• Average length of stay for major depressive disorder: 6.7 days

Source: 2006 National Hospital Discharge Survey, tables 2, 4

 

More Data

• Selected prescription and non-prescription drugs recorded during physician office visits and hospital outpatient visits, by age and sex Health, United States, 2008, table 97
• Discharges in non-federal short stay hospitals by sex, age, and selected first-listed diagnosis Health, United States, 2008, table 103
• Discharge rate and average length of stay in non-federal short stay hospitals by sex, age, and selected first-listed diagnosis Health, United States, 2008, table 104
• Selected mental disorders in the past 12 months among young adults, 20-29 years of age, by sex and age: United States, 1999-2004, Health, United States, 2008, figure 36
• Depressive Symptoms: 1998-2004. Older Americans 2008 Key Indicators of Well-Being, Indicator 19