Guinea vs South Africa: Depression
Depression in 2017: 3.56% in Guinea and 3.75% in South Africa, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in South Africa, by 0.19 percentage points, or 1.05 times that in Guinea.
GuineaSouth Africa
Watch it change on the mapLatest figures
% of people · IHME
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 3.56 2017 | 3.54 | 82 of 195 |
| South Africa | 3.75 2017 | 3.75 | 56 of 195 |
| World | 3.44 2017 | 3.5 |
What the numbers say
- South Africa 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 | Guinea | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.56 | 3.75 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.56 | 3.73 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.55 | 3.72 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.55 | 3.71 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.54 | 3.7 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.54 | 3.7 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.54 | 3.7 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.54 | 3.7 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.54 | 3.71 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.54 | 3.73 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.54 | 3.75 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.54 | 3.76 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.54 | 3.77 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.53 | 3.76 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.53 | 3.75 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 3.53 | 3.73 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3.52 | 3.71 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 3.52 | 3.7 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 3.51 | 3.69 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 3.49 | 3.71 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 3.48 | 3.71 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 3.48 | 3.72 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 3.48 | 3.73 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 3.47 | 3.74 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 3.47 | 3.75 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 3.47 | 3.76 | 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