In 2021, over a billion people were affected by mental health conditions: WHO

NEW DELHI: More than a billion people around the world — around one in every seven — were living with mental health conditions in 2021, with anxiety and depressive disorders accounting for over two-thirds of all cases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.

The disorders exact immense human and economic tolls, the United Nations’ health agency added.

Suicide is a major cause of death among youths, accounting for over one in 100 deaths across the globe and about 20 attempts made for each death, the WHO said in reports titled ‘World Mental Health Today’ and ‘Mental Health Atlas 2024’.

Source: PTI News

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