Share of U.S. adults taking depression medication in 2023, by sex

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Preeti Vankar,
May 15, 2025

In 2023, over ** percent of women aged 18 or above in the United States took prescription medication for depression. Meanwhile, the share of adult men who took medication for depression was more than twice as low in the same year.

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Share of adults taking prescription medication for depression in the United States in 2023, by sex

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Release date

April 2025

Region

United States

Survey time period

2023

Number of respondents

29,522 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews

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