Table 2 Country-specific, pooled-regional, and pooled-overall prevalence of psychological distress among school-going adolescents, by sex and overall.
Country | Prevalence (95% CI)* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Boys | Girls | Total | |
African Region | |||
Benin | 20.4 (18.3–22.7) | 22.2 (19.8–24.7) | 20.9 (19.3–22.5) |
Ghana | 25.2 (23.2–27.3) | 29.9 (27.6–32.2) | 27.4 (25.9–29.0) |
Liberia | 35.6 (32.8–38.5) | 38.8 (35.7–41.9) | 37.1 (35.0–39.2) |
Mauritania | 20.4 (17.7–23.2) | 17.6 (15.2–20.2) | 19.1 (17.3–21.0) |
Mauritius | 11.3 (9.6–13.2) | 19.8 (17.8–21.9) | 15.9 (14.6–17.3) |
Mozambique | 17.6 (15.1–20.4) | 22.8 (19.8–26.0) | 20.1 (18.1–22.1) |
Namibia | 28.4 (26.4–30.5) | 29.4 (27.5–31.4) | 29.0 (27.6–30.4) |
Seychelles | 16.9 (14.6–19.3) | 28.0 (25.5–30.5) | 22.6 (20.9–24.4) |
Tanzania | 10.3 (8.9–11.9) | 10.9 (9.5–12.4) | 10.6 (9.6–11.7) |
Pooled estimates | 20.7 (15.3–26.0) | 24.3 (18.6–30.1) | 22.5 (17.2–27.8) |
Eastern Mediterranean region | |||
Afghanistan | 21.1 (18.5–24.0) | 32.5 (29.8–35.4) | 26.1 (24.2–28.1) |
Bahrain | 14.2 (13.0–15.4) | 21.8 (20.4–23.3) | 18.0 (17.1–18.9) |
Iraq | 17.5 (15.3–20.0) | 23.5 (20.6–26.6) | 20.1 (18.3–22.0) |
Kuwait | 18.8 (16.7–20.9) | 26.7 (24.5–28.9) | 22.8 (21.4–24.4) |
Lebanon | 11.1 (9.8–12.5) | 15.6 (14.4–16.9) | 13.6 (12.6–14.5) |
Morocco | 16.1 (14.8–17.4) | 23.8 (22.3–25.5) | 19.7 (18.7–20.8) |
Palestine | 21.0 (20.3–21.8) | 24.3 (23.6–25.0) | 22.7 (22.2–23.3) |
United Arab Emirates | 12.7 (11.0–14.6) | 19.2 (17.4–21.1) | 16.1 (14.8–17.4) |
Yemen | 19.5 (17.2–22.1) | 19.2 (16.9–21.6) | 19.3 (17.7–21.1) |
Pooled estimates | 16.8 (14.1–19.6) | 22.9 (20.1–25.7) | 19.8 (17.3–22.4) |
Region of the Americas | |||
Anguilla | 16.1 (12.4–20.4) | 28.6 (24.1–33.3) | 22.5 (19.5–25.7) |
Antigua and Barbuda | 15.3 (12.3–18.7) | 25.1 (21.7–28.8) | 20.1 (17.8–22.5) |
Bahamas | 13.2 (10.5–16.3) | 23.5 (20.3–26.9) | 18.7 (16.6–21.0) |
Belize | 13.0 (10.8–15.3) | 21.0 (18.6–23.6) | 17.2 (15.6–19.0) |
Bolivia | 14.8 (13.2–16.6) | 25.1 (23.0–27.3) | 19.9 (18.5–21.3) |
British Virgin Islands | 11.8 (9.5–14.5) | 21.7 (19.0–24.6) | 17.1 (15.3–19.1) |
Costa Rica | 6.6 (5.3–8.1) | 12.3 (10.6–14.2) | 9.4 (8.3–10.6) |
Curacao | 9.0 (7.4–10.8) | 19.9 (17.9–22.1) | 14.7 (13.4–16.2) |
Dominican Republic | 9.0 (6.7–11.7) | 24.4 (21.3–27.7) | 17.0 (15.0–19.2) |
El Salvador | 9.3 (7.6–11.4) | 18.7 (16.1–21.5) | 13.9 (12.4–15.6) |
Guatemala | 12.0 (10.5–13.5) | 20.9 (19.1–22.8) | 16.2 (15.1–17.4) |
Honduras | 13.2 (10.9–15.8) | 25.8 (22.9–28.8) | 20.0 (18.1–22.1) |
Jamaica | 18.0 (15.1–21.1) | 34.0 (30.8–37.3) | 26.4 (24.2–28.7) |
Paraguay | 9.6 (8.1–11.3) | 18.7 (16.8–20.8) | 14.3 (13.0–15.6) |
Peru | 12.6 (10.8–14.5) | 27.6 (25.3–30.0) | 20.1 (18.6–21.6) |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15.4 (12.8–18.4) | 19.2 (16.7–22.0) | 17.3 (15.5–19.3) |
Saint Lucia | 15.4 (12.9–18.1) | 31.2 (28.3–34.3) | 23.8 (21.8–25.9) |
Suriname | 12.1 (10.1–14.3) | 23.9 (21.3–26.6) | 18.2 (16.5–20.0) |
Trinidad and Tobago | 18.7 (16.8–20.7) | 28.4 (26.3–30.5) | 23.8 (22.4–25.2) |
Uruguay | 6.6 (5.4–7.9) | 15.7 (14.0–17.4) | 11.5 (10.4–12.6) |
Pooled estimates | 12.5 (10.8–14.1) | 23.2 (20.8–25.6) | 18.1 (16.1–20.0) |
South-East Asia region | |||
Bangladesh | 5.6 (4.3–7.1) | 7.7 (6.5–9.1) | 6.3 (5.4–7.3) |
Indonesia | 4.8 (4.2–5.4) | 6.0 (5.4–6.7) | 5.4 (5.0–5.9) |
Maldives | 16.9 (14.9–19.1) | 21.7 (19.8–23.7) | 19.4 (18.0–20.8) |
Nepal | 12.7 (11.5–14.0) | 12.6 (11.5–13.8) | 12.7 (11.8–13.5) |
Sri Lanka | 7.6 (6.3–9.2) | 8.7 (7.4–10.1) | 8.2 (7.2–9.2) |
Thailand | 14.0 (12.6–15.6) | 14.6 (13.4–15.9) | 14.3 (13.4–15.3) |
Timor-Leste | 14.1 (12.4–16.0) | 11.1 (9.6–12.7) | 12.6 (11.5–13.8) |
Pooled estimates | 10.8 (7.1–14.4) | 11.7 (8.2–15.3) | 11.3 (7.7–14.8) |
Western Pacific region | |||
Brunei Darussalam | 7.3 (5.9–8.9) | 12.6 (10.9–14.5) | 9.9 (8.8–11.1) |
Cambodia | 7.2 (6.0–8.5) | 8.7 (7.5–10.1) | 7.9 (7.0–8.8) |
Cook Islands | 14.2 (10.6–18.5) | 18.5 (14.5–23.0) | 16.4 (13.7–19.4) |
Fiji | 13.0 (11.3–14.8) | 19.4 (17.5–21.3) | 16.4 (15.1–17.7) |
French Polynesia | 9.9 (8.4–11.6) | 22.0 (20.1–24.1) | 16.1 (14.8–17.4) |
Kiribati | 31.8 (28.2–35.5) | 34.0 (30.8–37.4) | 33.0 (30.6–35.5) |
Laos | 3.1 (2.3–4.1) | 5.4 (4.4–6.5) | 4.2 (3.6–4.9) |
Malaysia | 6.6 (6.1–7.0) | 9.7 (9.2–10.2) | 8.1 (7.8–8.5) |
Mongolia | 13.8 (12.4–15.2) | 20.6 (19.1–22.2) | 17.4 (16.3–18.4) |
Philippines | 12.0 (10.9–13.1) | 18.8 (17.7–20.0) | 15.5 (14.7–16.3) |
Samoa | 22.9 (19.7–26.4) | 23.7 (21.3–26.4) | 23.3 (21.3–25.4) |
Solomon Islands | 33.5 (29.8–37.4) | 32.3 (28.5–36.3) | 33.0 (30.3–35.7) |
Tonga | 18.0 (16.0–20.1) | 18.7 (16.8–20.6) | 18.3 (17.0–19.8) |
Tuvalu | 10.7 (7.8–14.2) | 6.8 (4.6–9.5) | 8.7 (6.9–10.8) |
Vanuatu | 23.3 (20.4–26.3) | 16.0 (13.9–18.3) | 19.5 (17.7–21.4) |
Wallis and Futuna | 22.2 (18.6–26.2) | 32.2 (28.2–36.3) | 27.4 (24.6–30.2) |
Pooled estimates | 15.3 (12.4–18.2) | 18.6 (15.1–22.0) | 17.1 (13.9–20.2) |
Overall estimate† | 14.9 (13.3–16.5) | 20.8 (18.8–22.8) | 17.9 (16.2–19.7) |
