In Brazil, nearly 260,000 hospital admissions due to mental health or behavioral problems were registered as of 2024. Overall, the number of hospital stays due to these conditions has been increasing since 2020, when this figure added up to 196,360. According to a survey carried out during the last year depicted, over half of the people interviewed in the South American country considered mental health as one of the biggest health care concerns facing people in Brazil.
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Number of hospital admissions due to mental health problems in Brazil from 2014 to 2024
(in 1,000s)
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Ministério da Saúde (Brazil) ( Sistema de Informações Hospitalares). (April 28, 2025). Number of hospital admissions due to mental health problems in Brazil from 2014 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091821/brazil-hospital-admissions-mental-health-conditions/
Ministério da Saúde (Brazil) ( Sistema de Informações Hospitalares). "Number of hospital admissions due to mental health problems in Brazil from 2014 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 28, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091821/brazil-hospital-admissions-mental-health-conditions/
Ministério da Saúde (Brazil) ( Sistema de Informações Hospitalares). (2025). Number of hospital admissions due to mental health problems in Brazil from 2014 to 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091821/brazil-hospital-admissions-mental-health-conditions/
Ministério da Saúde (Brazil) ( Sistema de Informações Hospitalares). "Number of Hospital Admissions Due to Mental Health Problems in Brazil from 2014 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Apr 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091821/brazil-hospital-admissions-mental-health-conditions/
Ministério da Saúde (Brazil) ( Sistema de Informações Hospitalares), Number of hospital admissions due to mental health problems in Brazil from 2014 to 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091821/brazil-hospital-admissions-mental-health-conditions/ (last visited July 05, 2025)
Number of hospital admissions due to mental health problems in Brazil from 2014 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministério da Saúde (Brazil) ( Sistema de Informações Hospitalares), April 28, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091821/brazil-hospital-admissions-mental-health-conditions/
