Depression rates hit new high in Gallup polling

The percentage of Americans who report being diagnosed with depression at some point in their lives will reach a new high in 2023.

a new gallup poleA report released Wednesday said 29 percent of Americans said they had been diagnosed with depression at least once in their lifetime, up slightly from 26.9 percent reporting in 2022. The proportion of Americans who reported currently having or being treated for depression also increased. It hit a new high of 17.8 percent.

The study also found that lifetime depression rates among blacks and Hispanic Americans are rising. Blacks and Hispanic Americans outnumbered white respondents with a diagnosis of depression, noting that polls report historically high rates of depression.

A new poll finds that the proportion of women reporting being diagnosed with depression at least once has risen nearly twice as much as that of men since 2017. By 2023, more than a third of women will report being diagnosed with depression at some point in their lives. Meanwhile, her 20.4 percent of men reported the same.

Women and all people between the ages of 18 and 29 were the two groups that reported the highest rates of current depression or being treated for depression. Nearly 24 percent of her women said she had or was being treated for depression, and 24.6 percent of her adults aged 18-29 reported a similar response.

The report cited the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason for the increase in depression rates among women and young people since 2017, saying that women are more likely to lose their jobs during the pandemic and work in the health care sector. He points out that it is likely. Polls say young people are more likely to experience loneliness during the pandemic, which could be linked to depression.

“Young people are single and more likely to report loneliness, especially during the pandemic,” the poll suggests. “They also need more social time than older adults to keep their moods up, and this has been directly impacted by COVID-19. All experiences of anger are closely associated with depression, most prevalent among under-30s and low-income groups.”

The poll surveyed 5,167 US adults from February 21-28 as part of a Gallup panel of nearly 100,000 adults in all 50 states and Washington, DC.