Read: Depression Among Adults: United States, 2019

NCHS Data Brief, Number 379, September 2020

Symptoms of Depression Among Adults: United States, 2019

Key findings
Data from the National Health Interview Survey

• In 2019, 2.8% of adults experienced severe symptoms of depression, 4.2% experienced moderate symptoms, and 11.5% experienced mild symptoms in the past 2 weeks.
• The percentage of adults who experienced any symptoms of depression was highest among those aged 18–29 (21.0%), followed by those aged 45–64 (18.4%) and 65 and over (18.4%), and lastly, by those aged 30–44 (16.8%).
• Women were more likely than men to experience mild, moderate, or severe symptoms of depression.
• Non-Hispanic Asian adults were least likely to experience mild, moderate, or severe symptoms of depression compared with Hispanic, non-Hispanic white, and non-Hispanic black adults.

Keywords

depressive disorder, mental health, PHQ–8, National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)

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