As of 2023, around 37 percent of women in the United States reported being diagnosed with depression in their lifetime, compared to 20 percent of men. This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the United States who had been diagnosed with depression in their lifetime in 2017 and 2023, by gender.
Percentage of adults in the United States who had been diagnosed with depression in their lifetime in 2017 and 2023, by gender
Characteristic
2017
2023
Total
20.6%
29%
Men
14.7%
20.4%
Women
26.2%
36.7%
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Gallup. (May 17, 2023). Percentage of adults in the United States who had been diagnosed with depression in their lifetime in 2017 and 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391230/us-adults-ever-diagnosed-with-depression-by-gender/
Gallup. "Percentage of adults in the United States who had been diagnosed with depression in their lifetime in 2017 and 2023, by gender." Chart. May 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391230/us-adults-ever-diagnosed-with-depression-by-gender/
Gallup. (2023). Percentage of adults in the United States who had been diagnosed with depression in their lifetime in 2017 and 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391230/us-adults-ever-diagnosed-with-depression-by-gender/
Gallup. "Percentage of Adults in The United States Who Had Been Diagnosed with Depression in Their Lifetime in 2017 and 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391230/us-adults-ever-diagnosed-with-depression-by-gender/
Gallup, Percentage of adults in the United States who had been diagnosed with depression in their lifetime in 2017 and 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391230/us-adults-ever-diagnosed-with-depression-by-gender/ (last visited May 11, 2025)
Percentage of adults in the United States who had been diagnosed with depression in their lifetime in 2017 and 2023, by gender [Graph], Gallup, May 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391230/us-adults-ever-diagnosed-with-depression-by-gender/
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