Articles about Health

How common anxiety, depression and other mental health conditions are among women compared with men worldwide and in countries on every continent, how the gap opens in ad...

How many people experience sexual violence worldwide and in countries on most continents, how often it begins in childhood, how men and boys are affected, how many surviv...

How many people have a specific phobia, social anxiety disorder or agoraphobia, which fears are most common, when phobias start, how many people get treatment, and which ...

How many people are autistic worldwide and in countries on every continent, how diagnosis differs between boys and girls and across ages, which conditions often occur alo...

How many people report adverse childhood experiences such as abuse, neglect and family violence, worldwide and in countries on five continents, who is most affected, and ...

How many parents experience parental burnout, how the figures differ between countries, how mothers, new parents and parents under pressure are affected, and which forms ...

Where to find help, what the evidence says about preventing suicide, and what the World Health Organization's latest estimates show worldwide, by region and by country, p...

How many young people are bullied at school and online worldwide and in countries on every continent, how bullying is linked to depression and anxiety, and how common bul...

How many young people and adults self-harm worldwide and in different countries, how reported self-harm has changed over time, and what trials show about therapy that hel...

How common depression, psychosis, post-traumatic stress and substance use are among people in prison worldwide and in countries on every continent, how women and young pe...

How many psychologists, psychiatrists and other mental health workers there are for every hundred thousand people, country by country. Each figure names the profession, g...

How common mental health conditions and substance use problems are among people experiencing homelessness, whether they come before or after homelessness, how few people ...