South Africa vs Sweden: Depression
Depression in 2017: 3.75% in South Africa and 4.49% in Sweden, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Sweden, by 0.74 percentage points, or 1.2 times that in South Africa.
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% of people · IHME
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3.75 2017 | 3.75 | 56 of 195 |
| Sweden | 4.49 2017 | 4.56 | 10 of 195 |
| World | 3.44 2017 | 3.5 |
What the numbers say
- Sweden 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 | South Africa | Sweden | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.75 | 4.49 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.73 | 4.5 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.72 | 4.51 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.71 | 4.52 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.7 | 4.53 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.7 | 4.54 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.7 | 4.55 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.7 | 4.56 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.71 | 4.56 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.73 | 4.56 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.75 | 4.56 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.76 | 4.55 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.77 | 4.55 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.76 | 4.55 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.75 | 4.55 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 3.73 | 4.55 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3.71 | 4.56 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 3.7 | 4.56 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 3.69 | 4.57 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 3.7 | 4.59 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 3.7 | 4.62 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 3.71 | 4.64 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 3.71 | 4.65 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 3.72 | 4.66 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 3.73 | 4.67 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 3.74 | 4.68 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 3.75 | 4.69 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 3.76 | 4.69 | 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