Table 1 Global Prevalence of Mental Disorders, Substance Use Disorders, and Self-Harm Among Individuals Aged 10–24 Years (1990–2021): Counts, Rates, and Percentage Change.

From: The burden of mental disorders, substance use disorders, and self-harm among youths globally: findings from the 2021 Global Burden of Disease study

 

Counts(95% Uncertainty Intervals)

Rates per 100,000 population(95% Uncertainty Intervals)

Change %

1990

2019

2021

1990

2019

2021

1990–2021

2019–2021

Mental disorders

Prevalence

214198244(190359408–240526816)

250010208(222660354–279186130)

278977301(248614347–312808723)

13844.304(12303.526–15546.003)

13446.162(11975.220–15015.315)

14778.109(13169.709–16570.242)

0.067(0.047–0.090)

0.099(0.084–0.115)

DALYs

26113164(19267147–34431761)

31515839(23152522–41716825)

36315577(26593541–48108407)

1687.776(1245.296–2225.433)

1694.999(1245.199–2243.633)

1923.725(1408.725–2548.420)

0.140(0.116–0.164)

0.135(0.113–0.156)

Anxiety disorders

Prevalence

63753648(49650308–80523297)

74673492(57491286–95108863)

93947157(71898222–120279391)

4120.598(3209.055–5204.473)

4016.124(3092.022–5115.188)

4976.610(3808.624–6371.493)

0.208(0.177–0.239)

0.239(0.213–0.267)

DALYs

7822522(4925459–11445029)

9178143(5755309–13470744)

11523716(7273258–16910890)

505.594(318.348–739.728)

493.623(309.535–724.490)

610.439(385.282–895.811)

0.207(0.175–0.239)

0.237(0.212–0.265)

Depressive disorders

Prevalence

38476683(30133092–48956768)

46544779(36287968–59278479)

57488802(44127193–73889612)

2486.869(1947.596–3164.229)

2503.292(1951.656–3188.142)

3045.322(2337.525–3914.113)

0.225(0.183–0.265)

0.217(0.184–0.246)

DALYs

7025089(4512560–10171661)

8448036(5419921–12165594)

10718195(6792136–15633301)

454.054(291.661–657.426)

454.356(291.497–654.295)

567.769(359.796–828.134)

0.250(0.205–0.293)

0.250(0.220–0.277)

Conduct disorder

Prevalence

26622503(18911225–34750424)

33034647(23253343–43110698)

33715702(23734579–44002151)

1720.696(1222.292–2246.029)

1776.684(1250.622–2318.599)

1786.003(1257.279–2330.901)

0.038(0.023–0.056)

0.005(0.005–0.006)

DALYs

3233927(1732328–5150628)

4024334(2135652–6456560)

4103154(2184552–6580924)

209.019(111.966–332.901)

216.439(114.861–347.250)

217.354(115.721–348.608)

0.040(0.022–0.059)

0.040(0.022–0.059)

ASD

Prevalence

12481409(10505872–14756851)

15424274(12967762–18204582)

15691230(13233173–18413815)

806.713(679.027–953.782)

829.555(697.438–979.087)

831.203(700.994–975.425)

0.030(0.017–0.042)

0.002(−0.004–0.008)

DALYs

2376477(1621019–3344886)

2944562(1994698–4163447)

2991043(2019795–4209367)

153.599(104.772–216.190)

158.366(107.280–223.920)

158.443(106.993–222.980)

0.032(0.015–0.046)

0.000(−0.010–0.011)

Bipolar disorder

Prevalence

6148854(4644731–8261936)

7720414(5773485–10465889)

7813742(5841649–10599682)

397.420(300.204–533.995)

415.223(310.512–562.881)

413.913(309.446–561.491)

0.042(0.019–0.058)

−0.003(−0.005−0.002)

DALYs

1366382(869316–2097702)

1721574(1094871–2645345)

1736702(1101172–2677441)

88.314(56.187–135.581)

92.590(58.885–142.273)

91.997(58.332–141.831)

0.042(0.016–0.063)

−0.006(−0.019–0.005)

Eating disorders

Prevalence

4713373(3294181–6768624)

6664036(4599221–9652296)

6741277(4636006–9778158)

304.640(212.913–437.477)

358.408(247.357–519.124)

357.102(245.581–517.973)

0.172(0.146–0.194)

−0.004(−0.011–0.002)

DALYs

1010749(571351–1632307)

1430820(808760–2312021)

1444296(814254–2321363)

65.328(36.928–105.501)

76.953(43.497–124.346)

76.508(43.133–122.968)

0.171(0.139–0.197)

−0.006(−0.018–0.007)

Schizophrenia

Prevalence

1709490(1170273–2351733)

1985802(1334553–2769696)

1995272(1334429–2784503)

110.490(75.638–152.000)

106.801(71.776–148.961)

105.694(70.688–147.502)

−0.043(−0.077−0.019)

−0.010(−0.018−0.002)

DALYs

1143103(730617–1679703)

1331673(838284–1974793)

1332728(838712–1995578)

73.882(47.222–108.565)

71.621(45.085–106.209)

70.598(44.429–105.711)

−0.044(−0.083−0.013)

−0.014(−0.037–0.008)

IDID

Prevalence

27420552(15133319–39000975)

29501962(16589510–41963360)

29776106(16796598–42344383)

1772.276(978.114–2520.755)

1586.688(892.225–2256.892)

1577.313(889.757–2243.085)

−0.110(−0.139−0.083)

−0.006(−0.039–0.019)

DALYs

1095743(509618–1884258)

1253112(590408–2126017)

1269634(594421–2153292)

70.821(32.938–121.786)

67.395(31.754–114.342)

67.256(31.488–114.065)

−0.050(−0.103–0.026)

−0.002(−0.016–0.011)

ADHD

Prevalence

38398506(26610746–53946735)

40370124(28024990–56888363)

41030400(28462267–57975717)

2481.816(1719.936–3486.747)

2171.204(1507.253–3059.596)

2173.481(1507.716–3071.115)

−0.124(−0.147−0.102)

0.001(−0.019–0.020)

DALYs

469027(247085–776226)

493697(259985–804767)

501444(262431–823453)

30.315(15.970–50.170)

26.552(13.983–43.282)

26.563(13.902–43.620)

−0.124(−0.148−0.100)

0.000(−0.020–0.021)

Other mental disorders

Prevalence

7420259(4761991–10564923)

8957487(5755879–12796460)

9043148(5810282–12923225)

479.595(307.782–682.844)

481.756(309.565–688.225)

479.038(307.785–684.575)

−0.001(−0.009–0.006)

−0.006(−0.006−0.005)

DALYs

570144(324392–905832)

689889(392486–1089663)

694665(397814–1103398)

36.850(20.967–58.547)

37.104(21.109–58.605)

36.798(21.073–58.450)

−0.001(−0.021−0.018)

−0.008(−0.027–0.009)

Substance disorders

Prevalence

30545746(24749033–37248396)

30220611(24572914–37083487)

29712950(24098991–36282082)

1974.267(1599.608–2407.481)

1625.339(1321.592–1994.441)

1573.968(1276.582–1921.951)

−0.203(−0.229−0.174)

−0.032(−0.042−0.024)

DALYs

4352041(3279245–5572923)

4360694(3328222–5599740)

4374873(3335624–5594578)

281.286(211.948–360.195)

234.529(179.000–301.168)

231.748(176.696–296.358)

−0.176(−0.212−0.138)

−0.012(−0.025−0.000)

Drug use disorders

Prevalence

17048990(13527566–21452332)

17833228(13963397–22593767)

17574530(13801512–22159225)

1101.930(874.329–1386.532)

959.115(750.986–1215.148)

930.966(731.100–1173.828)

−0.155(−0.196−0.115)

−0.029(−0.044−0.017)

DALYs

2672126(1995510–3340082)

2878475(2185471–3578624)

2926335(2213193–3648328)

172.708(128.976–215.880)

154.811(117.540–192.467)

155.015(117.238–193.261)

−0.102(−0.162−0.047)

0.001(−0.014–0.017)

Alcohol use disorders

Prevalence

13860356(9769621–19563880)

12701577(9106580–17782905)

12449446(8887512–17568278)

895.838(631.441–1264.475)

683.122(489.774–956.408)

659.478(470.793–930.635)

−0.264(−0.289−0.238)

−0.035(−0.045−0.025)

DALYs

1679915(1122113–2541918)

1482218(975613–2236278)

1448538(951992–2169098)

108.578(72.526–164.292)

79.717(52.471–120.273)

76.733(50.429–114.902)

−0.293(−0.325−0.265)

−0.037(−0.053−0.023)

Self-harm

Prevalence

1088491(852835–1417569)

843805(656394–1082598)

852056(663212–1098517)

70.353(55.121–91.622)

45.382(35.302–58.225)

45.136(35.132–58.191)

−0.358(−0.383−0.336)

−0.005(−0.015–0.006)

DALYs

10707013(8786816–11478055)

8007493(7434934–8568333)

7995473(7371428–8650637)

692.028(567.919–741.863)

430.663(399.869–460.826)

423.540(390.483–458.245)

−0.388(−0.443−0.264)

−0.017(−0.061–0.028)

  1. ASD Autism spectrum disorders, IDID Idiopathic developmental intellectual disability, ADHD Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.