By the Numbers: 27 November 2017
12.7%
The percentage of people age 12+ in the United States who reported using antidepressant medication in the past month during 2011-2014, according to a data brief released earlier this year by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.
Some other data points from the report:
- During 2011–2014, non-Hispanic white persons were more likely to take antidepressant medication in the past month compared with other race and Hispanic groups.
- One-fourth of persons who took antidepressant medication in the past month had been doing so for 10 years or more.
- Overall and in each age group, females were about twice as likely as males to take antidepressant medication. Overall, antidepressant use increased with age.
- Antidepressant use in the past month increased overall, from 7.7% in 1999–2002 to 12.7% in 2011–2014.
12.7%
The percentage of people age 12+ in the United States who reported using antidepressant medication in the past month during 2011-2014, according to a data brief released earlier this year by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.
Some other data points from the report:
- During 2011–2014, non-Hispanic white persons were more likely to take antidepressant medication in the past month compared with other race and Hispanic groups.
- One-fourth of persons who took antidepressant medication in the past month had been doing so for 10 years or more.
- Overall and in each age group, females were about twice as likely as males to take antidepressant medication. Overall, antidepressant use increased with age.
- Antidepressant use in the past month increased overall, from 7.7% in 1999–2002 to 12.7% in 2011–2014.