Mental Health by the Numbers
1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness each year
1 in 25 U.S. adults experience serious mental illness each year
1 in 6 U.S. youth aged 6-17 experience a mental health disorder each year
50% of all lifetime mental illness begins by age 14, and 75% by age 24
Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among people aged 10-34
You Are Not Alone
- 19.1% of U.S. adults experienced mental illness in 2018 (47.6 million people). This represents 1 in 5 adults.
- 4.6% of U.S. adults experienced serious mental illness in 2018 (11.4 million people). This represents 1 in 25 adults.
- 16.5% of U.S. youth aged 6-17 experienced a mental health disorder in 2016 (7.7 million people)
- 3.7% of U.S. adults experienced a co-occurring substance use disorder and mental illness in 2018 (9.2 million people)
MENTAL HEALTH CARE MATTERS
- 43.3% of U.S. adults with mental illness received treatment in 2018
- 64.1% of U.S. adults with serious mental illness received treatment in 2018
- 50.6% of U.S. youth aged 6-17 with a mental health disorder received treatment in 2016
- The average delay between onset of mental illness symptoms and treatment is 11 years
- Annual treatment rates among U.S. adults with any mental illness, by demographic group:
- Male: 9%
- Female: 6%
- Lesbian, Gay or Bisexual: 5%
- Non-Hispanic Asian: 9%
- Non-Hispanic white: 1%
- Non-Hispanic black or African-American: 6%
- Non-Hispanic mixed/multiracial: 8%
- Hispanic or Latino: 9%
- 11.3% of U.S. adults with mental illness had no insurance coverage in 2018
- 13.4% of U.S. adults with serious mental illness had no insurance coverage in 2018
- 60% of U.S. counties do not have a single practicing psychiatrist
