Prevalence of depression before and after COVID-19 in OECD countries as of 2020

In early 2020, characterized by the outbreak of COVID-19, across select OECD countries there was an increase in the prevalence of depression or symptoms of depression. In the United States, for example, around 23.5 percent of repondents reported suffering from depression or had symptoms of depression in 2020, while only 6.6 percent reported depression or depression symptoms in the year prior. The graph shows the results of different national surveys measuring the prevalence of depression or symptoms of depression in early 2020 and in the year before.

2020年初，伴随着COVID-19疫情的爆发，在部分经合组织国家中，抑郁症或抑郁症症状的患病率有所上升。以美国为例，约23.5%的受访者报告在2020年患有抑郁症或出现抑郁症症状，而在此前的一年中，仅有6.6%的受访者报告患有抑郁症或出现抑郁症症状。图表展示了2020年初及前一年不同国家调查所测得的抑郁症或抑郁症症状患病率情况。