Ireland vs Spain: Depression
Depression in 2017: 4.25% in Ireland and 3.54% in Spain, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Ireland, by 0.71 percentage points, or 1.2 times that in Spain.
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Watch it change on the mapLatest figures
% of people · IHME
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4.25 2017 | 4.36 | 13 of 195 |
| Spain | 3.54 2017 | 3.39 | 83 of 195 |
| World | 3.44 2017 | 3.5 |
What the numbers say
- Ireland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Ireland ranked 13 and Spain ranked 83 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Ireland | Spain | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.25 | 3.54 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 4.27 | 3.52 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 4.29 | 3.51 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 4.3 | 3.49 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 4.32 | 3.48 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 4.33 | 3.47 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 4.34 | 3.46 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 4.35 | 3.46 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 4.35 | 3.44 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 4.36 | 3.42 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 4.36 | 3.39 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 4.37 | 3.36 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 4.37 | 3.36 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 4.37 | 3.37 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 4.36 | 3.4 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 4.35 | 3.42 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 4.33 | 3.45 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 4.33 | 3.47 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 4.31 | 3.49 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 4.29 | 3.53 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 4.27 | 3.56 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 4.25 | 3.6 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 4.23 | 3.61 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 4.22 | 3.63 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 4.21 | 3.67 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 4.2 | 3.73 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 4.18 | 3.79 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 4.16 | 3.86 | 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