As of 2022, about 6.2 percent of adults in Italy reported depression symptoms. Among them, on average 62.4 percent asked for help to get out of this mental state between 2021 and 2022. According to the data, the regions where people suffering from depression were least likely to seek help were Sicily and Molise. The Autonomous Province of Bolzano and Trento, on the contrary, were the regions with the highest percentage of individuals declaring they reached out for help when experiencing depression symptoms.
Depression among elderly
In Italy, higher percentages of people suffering from depression can be observed among elderly people. Between 2021 and 2022, about 13.5 percent of people aged 85 and older were experiencing symptoms of depression. When considering gender differences, elderly women were more than twice as likely to suffer from depression.
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Istituto Superiore di Sanità. (August 27, 2024). Percentage of depressed individuals asking for help in Italy in 2021-2022, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/911136/depression-and-help-seeking-in-italy/
Istituto Superiore di Sanità. "Percentage of depressed individuals asking for help in Italy in 2021-2022, by region." Chart. August 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/911136/depression-and-help-seeking-in-italy/
Istituto Superiore di Sanità. (2024). Percentage of depressed individuals asking for help in Italy in 2021-2022, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/911136/depression-and-help-seeking-in-italy/
Istituto Superiore di Sanità. "Percentage of Depressed Individuals Asking for Help in Italy in 2021-2022, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Aug 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/911136/depression-and-help-seeking-in-italy/
Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Percentage of depressed individuals asking for help in Italy in 2021-2022, by region Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/911136/depression-and-help-seeking-in-italy/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Percentage of depressed individuals asking for help in Italy in 2021-2022, by region [Graph], Istituto Superiore di Sanità, August 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/911136/depression-and-help-seeking-in-italy/