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QuickStats: Trends in prevalence of depressive disorder among Korean adults aged 19 years and over, 2014 and 2016
- Date2018-09-20 20:36
- Update2021-04-15 17:44
- DivisionDivision of Strategic Planning for Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Trends in prevalence of depressive disorder among Korean adults aged 19 years and over, 2014 and 2016
Age-standardized prevalence rate of depressive disorder among Korean adults aged 19 years and over decreased from 6.6% in 2014 to 5.6% in 2016 by 1.0%p. Specifically, in women, it was reduced from 8.8% to 7.0% by 1.8%p, whereas, in men, it declined from 4.3% to 4.1%, indicating no significant change over time. In 2016, the prevalence was 1.7-fold higher in women (7.0%) than in men (4.1%) (Figure A).
Source: Korea Health Statistics 2016, Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, http://knhanes.kdca.go.kr/
Reported by: Division of Chronic Disease Control, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Age-standardized prevalence rate of depressive disorder among Korean adults aged 19 years and over decreased from 6.6% in 2014 to 5.6% in 2016 by 1.0%p. Specifically, in women, it was reduced from 8.8% to 7.0% by 1.8%p, whereas, in men, it declined from 4.3% to 4.1%, indicating no significant change over time. In 2016, the prevalence was 1.7-fold higher in women (7.0%) than in men (4.1%) (Figure A).
Source: Korea Health Statistics 2016, Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, http://knhanes.kdca.go.kr/
Reported by: Division of Chronic Disease Control, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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