Australia vs Switzerland: Depression
Depression in 2017: 4.62% in Australia and 3.71% in Switzerland, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Australia, by 0.92 percentage points, or 1.25 times that in Switzerland.
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Watch it change on the mapLatest figures
% of people · IHME
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 4.62 2017 | 4.91 | 9 of 195 |
| Switzerland | 3.71 2017 | 3.85 | 62 of 195 |
| World | 3.44 2017 | 3.5 |
What the numbers say
- Australia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Australia | Switzerland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.62 | 3.71 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 4.66 | 3.71 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 4.7 | 3.72 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 4.73 | 3.73 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 4.76 | 3.74 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 4.79 | 3.76 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 4.81 | 3.77 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 4.83 | 3.79 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 4.86 | 3.8 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 4.88 | 3.83 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 4.91 | 3.85 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 4.92 | 3.88 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 4.93 | 3.9 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 4.92 | 3.93 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 4.89 | 3.96 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 4.85 | 3.98 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 4.82 | 4.01 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 4.8 | 4.04 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 4.8 | 4.07 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 4.81 | 4.14 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 4.81 | 4.17 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 4.8 | 4.18 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 4.78 | 4.19 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 4.75 | 4.2 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 4.72 | 4.2 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 4.67 | 4.2 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 4.62 | 4.2 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time