Japan vs Papua New Guinea: Depression
Depression in 2017: 3.34% in Japan and 3.17% in Papua New Guinea, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Japan, by 0.17 percentage points, or 1.05 times that in Papua New Guinea.
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Watch it change on the mapLatest figures
% of people · IHME
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3.34 2017 | 3.09 | 107 of 195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3.17 2017 | 3.18 | 123 of 195 |
| World | 3.44 2017 | 3.5 |
What the numbers say
- Japan has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Papua New Guinea.
- In 2017, Japan ranked 107 and Papua New Guinea ranked 123 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Japan | Papua New Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.34 | 3.17 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.3 | 3.18 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.26 | 3.18 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.23 | 3.19 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.2 | 3.19 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.17 | 3.19 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.15 | 3.19 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.13 | 3.19 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.12 | 3.19 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.11 | 3.19 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.09 | 3.18 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.08 | 3.17 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.07 | 3.17 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.06 | 3.17 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.04 | 3.17 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 3.02 | 3.18 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3.18 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 2.99 | 3.19 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 2.99 | 3.19 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 3.01 | 3.19 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 3.03 | 3.2 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 3.05 | 3.2 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 3.06 | 3.2 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 3.06 | 3.2 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 3.07 | 3.19 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 3.07 | 3.18 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 3.06 | 3.17 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 3.06 | 3.15 | 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