16 Countries with the Highest Mental Illness Rates in the World

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3. USA

Global burden of disease: 30.9%

Mental illness is very pervasive in the U.S. and data for 2016 show that one out of six U.S. citizens live with mental illness which equates to 44.7 million people. Prevalence is higher in women than men. Some states have higher rates of mental illness than others. For example, New Jersey has the lowest rates of overall and severe mental illness while Utah has highest rates of mental illness (22.3% of adult population) and reports show that most cases of severe mental illnesses are found in West Virginia.

Countries with the Highest Mental Illness Rates in the World

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