Across all but one of the surveyed age groups, females living in Australia were more likely than males to have a 12-month affective disorder in the 2021 financial year. Males aged 55-64 were the exception, with approximately 6.3 percent of males in that age group compared to 4.9 percent of females.
Share of population with a 12-month affective disorder in Australia in financial year 2021, by age and sex
12 month mental disorder refers to people who had experienced a mental disorder at some time in their life and had sufficient symptoms of that disorder in the 12 months prior to the survey.
A person may have had more than one mental disorder.
Study included all usual residents in Australia living in private dwellings in both urban and rural areas in all states and territories, except very remote parts of Australia and discrete Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
The exclusion of residents in special dwellings (e.g., hotels, boarding houses, and institutions) and homeless people means the results are likely to underestimate the prevalence of mental health disorders in the Australian population.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (July 22, 2022). Share of population with a 12-month affective disorder in Australia in financial year 2021, by age and sex [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1321987/australia-share-of-population-with-an-affective-disorder-by-age-and-sex/
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