US EditionAfrica: WHO Sounds Alarm As Mental Health Conditions Soar Past One Billion Worldwide
Mental health disorders affect one in seven people worldwide, with under 10% receiving care in low-income countries and just 2% of health budgets allocated globally, WHO reports.
- More than a billion people worldwide are living with mental health conditions like anxiety and depression, according to new data from the World Health Organization .
- Mental health problems are widespread across every society and age group and remain the second leading cause of long-term disability, driving up healthcare costs and costing the global economy an estimated $1 trillion each year in lost productivity.
- Suicide claimed an estimated 727,000 lives in 2021 and is a leading cause of death among young people, with the world likely to fall short of the UN target to reduce suicide deaths by a third by 2030.
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Global Mental Health: Urgent Need for Revolutionary Investment and Reform
Global Mental Health: Urgent Need for Revolutionary Investment and Reform The World Health Organization has revealed alarming statistics: over a billion individuals were affected by mental health conditions in 2021, with anxiety and depression leading the list. These disorders continue to impose significant human and economic challenges globally.Echoing deep concern, WHO's newly released 'World Mental Health Today' and 'Mental Health Atlas 2024'…
One in 8 people living with mental health disorders
With a global population exceeding 8 billion, new data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday shows that more than 1 billion people are living with mental health disorders. The global body said even though many countries have strengthened mental health policies and programs, greater investment and action are required to protect individuals with disorders. Conditions, including anxiety and depression, are widespread in all nat…
The first global estimate of the number of people living with some mental health problem impacts on their accelerated growth over the past five years, according to two new World Health Organization (WHO) reports. “Over a billion” people of all ages need a health system response that is not always available. That is, about 13% of the world’s population. It reportedly contributed 25% to disorders such as anxiety and depression in the first year of…
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