Mexico vs South Korea: Depression
Depression in 2017: 2.79% in Mexico and 3.17% in South Korea, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in South Korea, by 0.38 percentage points, or 1.14 times that in Mexico.
MexicoSouth Korea
Watch it change on the mapLatest figures
% of people · IHME
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2.79 2017 | 2.79 | 165 of 195 |
| South Korea | 3.17 2017 | 2.9 | 124 of 195 |
| World | 3.44 2017 | 3.5 |
What the numbers say
- South Korea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Mexico ranked 165 and South Korea ranked 124 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Mexico | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.79 | 3.17 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 2.78 | 3.14 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 2.77 | 3.11 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 2.77 | 3.09 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 2.76 | 3.06 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 2.76 | 3.04 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 2.76 | 3.01 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 2.76 | 2.99 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 2.77 | 2.96 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 2.78 | 2.93 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 2.79 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 2.79 | 2.88 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 2.79 | 2.86 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 2.79 | 2.86 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 2.78 | 2.86 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 2.77 | 2.86 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 2.77 | 2.85 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 2.76 | 2.85 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 2.75 | 2.85 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 2.74 | 2.84 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 2.73 | 2.84 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 2.72 | 2.83 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 2.71 | 2.83 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 2.7 | 2.82 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 2.69 | 2.82 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 2.67 | 2.82 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 2.66 | 2.82 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 2.64 | 2.82 | 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