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              The latest data are available from the National Health Interview Survey’s Early Release Program
                Morbidity
                  * Percent of adults age 18 and older with regular feelings of depression: 5.0%
                Source: Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the 2023 National Health Interview Survey [PDF – 254 KB]
                Physician office visits
                  * Number of physician office visits with depressive disorders as the primary diagnosis: 15.0 million
                  * Percent of physician office visits with depression indicated on the medical record: 11.0%
                Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2019 National Summary Tables, tables 14, 16 [PDF – 865 KB]
                Emergency department visits
                  * Percent of emergency department visits with depression indicated on the medical record: 12.5%
                Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2021 National Summary Tables, table 12 [PDF – 830 KB]
                Mortality
                  * Number of suicide deaths: 49,476
                  * Suicide deaths per 100,000 population: 14.8
                Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2022) via CDC WONDER
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                * Living Alone and Feelings of Depression Among Adults Age 18 and Older [PDF – 388 KB]
                * Mental Health Treatment Among Children Ages 5–17 Years: United States, 2021
                * Mental Health Treatment Among Adults Ages 18–44: United States, 2019-2021
                * Symptoms of Anxiety or Depressive Disorder and Use of Mental Health Care Among Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic – United States, August 2020-February 2021
                * Assessing Anxiety and Depression: A Comparison of National Health Interview Survey Measures
                * Symptoms of Depression Among Adults: United States, 2019
                * Antidepressant Use Among Adults: United States, 2015-2018
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