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 [PDF - 813 KB]
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: 7.9 million (average annual 2006-2007)
Source: Ambulatory Medical Care Utilization Estimates for 2007: table 7 [PDF - 797 KB]
Hospital inpatient care
- Number of discharges with major depressive disorder as first-listed diagnosis: 383,000
- Average length of stay for major depressive disorder: 6.8 days
More Data
- Antidepressant use in persons aged 12 and over: United States, 2005-2008 [PDF - 768 KB]
- Average length of stay in non-federal short stay hospitals by sex, age, and selected first-listed diagnosis Health, United States, 2011, table 106 [PDF - 9.8 MB]
- Depression among adults 20 years of age and over, by age and percent of poverty level: United States, 2005–2010, Health, United States, 2011, figure 33 [PDF - 9.8 MB]
- Depression and Smoking in the U.S. Household Population Aged 20 and Over, 2005-2008 [PDF - 889 KB]
- Depressive Symptoms Older Americans Key Indicators of Well-Being, Indicator 19
- Discharges in nonfederal short-stay hospitals by sex, age, and selected first-listed diagnosis Health, United States, 2011, table 104 [PDF - 9.8 MB]
- Discharge rate in nonfederal short-stay hospitals, by sex, age, and selected first-listed diagnosis Health, United States, 2011, table 105 [PDF - 9.8 MB]
- Selected prescription drug classes used in the past month, by sex and age Health, United States, 2011, table 100 [PDF - 9.8 MB]
Contact Us:
- National Center for Health Statistics
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