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Anxiety, depression most common mental health conditions: WHO
The New Indian Express Kozhikode
|September 03, 2025
OVER a billion people are living with mental health disorders, anxiety and depression being the most common conditions, according to new data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday.
It shows that while prevalence of mental health disorders can vary by sex, women are disproportionately impacted overall.
Suicide remains a devastating outcome, claiming an estimated 7,27,000 lives in 2021 alone, said the new findings published in two reports — World mental health today and Mental Health Atlas 2024.
Highlighting that suicide is the third leading cause of death among people aged 15-29 years worldwide and disproportionately affects marginalized populations, the report said suicide accounts for more than one in every 100 deaths (1.1%) globally.
This story is from the September 03, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Kozhikode.
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