Malawi vs South Sudan: Depression
Depression in 2017: 3.45% in Malawi and 3.7% in South Sudan, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 0.25 percentage points, or 1.07 times that in Malawi.
MalawiSouth Sudan
Watch it change on the mapLatest figures
% of people · IHME
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 3.45 2017 | 3.37 | 97 of 195 |
| South Sudan | 3.7 2017 | 3.67 | 64 of 195 |
| World | 3.44 2017 | 3.5 |
What the numbers say
- South Sudan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Malawi ranked 97 and South Sudan ranked 64 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Malawi | South Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.45 | 3.7 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.42 | 3.69 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.39 | 3.69 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.37 | 3.68 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.36 | 3.68 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.35 | 3.67 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.34 | 3.67 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.33 | 3.67 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.34 | 3.67 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.35 | 3.67 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.37 | 3.67 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.38 | 3.67 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.4 | 3.67 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.4 | 3.66 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.4 | 3.66 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 3.41 | 3.65 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3.41 | 3.65 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 3.42 | 3.64 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 3.44 | 3.64 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 3.47 | 3.63 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 3.51 | 3.62 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 3.53 | 3.61 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 3.55 | 3.61 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 3.55 | 3.6 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 3.54 | 3.6 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 3.54 | 3.6 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 3.53 | 3.6 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 3.51 | 3.6 | 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