Which country has the highest Depressive Disorder Rate?

Syria has the highest Depressive Disorder Rate in 2023, at 8.44 per 100k, followed by United Kingdom (7.44 per 100k) and Netherlands (7.22 per 100k).

Which country has the lowest Depressive Disorder Rate?

Singapore has the lowest Depressive Disorder Rate in 2023, at 2.02 per 100k.

What is the median Depressive Disorder Rate across countries?

The median is 3.79 per 100k across the 202 countries with data in 2023.

Where does this depression rates by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Global Burden of Disease - Global Health Data Exchange; Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders - Global Health Estimates.

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Depression Rates by Country

Name: Depression Rates by Country
Creator: Rankodex

Syria has the highest Depressive Disorder Rate in 2023 (8.44 per 100k), followed by United Kingdom (7.44 per 100k) and Netherlands (7.22 per 100k). Singapore has the lowest (2.02 per 100k).

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Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

3.79 per 100k

Middle half 3.25 per 100k – 4.5 per 100k

Average

3.97 per 100k

202 countries

Lowest (best)

2.02 per 100k

Singapore

Highest (worst)

8.44 per 100k

Syria

Over time · 2019–2023

The top 5 in 2023, against the median.

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Data

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202 countries · # = rank by Depressive Disorder Rate

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1	Singapore	2.02 per 100k	2.02%	108.9K
2	Timor-Leste	2.48 per 100k	2.48%	34.5K
3	Laos	2.51 per 100k	—	181.3K
4	Indonesia	2.61 per 100k	2.61%	7.3M
5	Vietnam	2.72 per 100k	—	2.7M
6	Niger	2.72 per 100k	2.72%	713.3K
7	Romania	2.74 per 100k	2.74%	514.6K
8	Cambodia	2.74 per 100k	2.74%	458.7K
9	Mali	2.76 per 100k	2.76%	655.4K
10	Colombia	2.8 per 100k	2.8%	1.4M
11	Samoa	2.82 per 100k	2.82%	5,962
12	Philippines	2.85 per 100k	2.85%	3.1M
13	Papua New Guinea	2.86 per 100k	2.86%	313.7K
14	Thailand	2.86 per 100k	2.86%	1.8M
15	Uganda	2.88 per 100k	2.88%	1.3M
16	Vanuatu	2.88 per 100k	2.88%	9,311
17	Maldives	2.89 per 100k	2.89%	15.2K
18	Mauritania	2.9 per 100k	2.9%	128.6K
19	Benin	2.9 per 100k	2.9%	403.6K
20	Croatia	2.94 per 100k	2.94%	110.8K
21	Fiji	2.95 per 100k	2.95%	27K
22	Guinea	2.97 per 100k	2.97%	412.4K
23	Nauru	2.98 per 100k	2.98%	353.6
24	Mozambique	2.99 per 100k	2.99%	973.6K
25	Guinea-Bissau	2.99 per 100k	2.99%	63.8K
25	Brunei	2.99 per 100k	—	12.9K
27	Namibia	3 per 100k	3%	87K
28	Malta	3.01 per 100k	3.01%	16.1K
29	Italy	3.01 per 100k	3.01%	1.7M
30	Seychelles	3.04 per 100k	3.04%	3,114
31	Gambia	3.08 per 100k	3.08%	75.1K
32	North Macedonia	3.1 per 100k	3.1%	55.4K
33	Montenegro	3.1 per 100k	3.1%	19.5K
34	Senegal	3.11 per 100k	3.11%	566.2K
35	Marshall Islands	3.11 per 100k	3.11%	1,262
36	Kazakhstan	3.12 per 100k	3.12%	601.4K
37	Myanmar	3.12 per 100k	3.12%	1.7M
38	South Korea	3.13 per 100k	—	1.6M
39	Ivory Coast	3.14 per 100k	—	1M
40	Sri Lanka	3.14 per 100k	3.14%	689.4K
41	Tuvalu	3.16 per 100k	3.16%	338.6
42	Mongolia	3.18 per 100k	3.18%	104K
43	Cameroon	3.2 per 100k	3.2%	1.1M
44	Sao Tome and Principe	3.22 per 100k	3.22%	7,026
45	Zambia	3.22 per 100k	3.22%	661.2K
46	Solomon Islands	3.22 per 100k	3.22%	27K
47	Slovakia	3.23 per 100k	3.23%	168.9K
48	Albania	3.23 per 100k	3.23%	75.7K
49	Bolivia	3.24 per 100k	—	377.5K
50	Micronesia	3.24 per 100k	—	3,281
51	Austria	3.25 per 100k	3.25%	282K
52	Sierra Leone	3.26 per 100k	3.26%	256.8K
53	Somalia	3.27 per 100k	3.27%	701K
54	Nicaragua	3.27 per 100k	3.27%	214.1K
55	Tajikistan	3.27 per 100k	3.27%	332.1K
56	Uzbekistan	3.31 per 100k	3.31%	1.1M
57	Burundi	3.31 per 100k	3.31%	458.5K
58	Taiwan	3.31 per 100k	—	748.3K
59	Panama	3.32 per 100k	3.32%	133.3K
60	Serbia	3.33 per 100k	3.33%	289.2K
61	Liberia	3.34 per 100k	3.34%	189.2K
62	Malawi	3.35 per 100k	3.35%	672.8K
63	Turkmenistan	3.39 per 100k	3.39%	178.7K
64	Zimbabwe	3.39 per 100k	3.39%	517.4K
65	Honduras	3.39 per 100k	3.39%	351K
66	Finland	3.39 per 100k	3.39%	180.4K
67	Burkina Faso	3.39 per 100k	3.39%	810.8K
68	Slovenia	3.4 per 100k	3.4%	69.5K
69	Rwanda	3.4 per 100k	3.4%	456.7K
70	Poland	3.41 per 100k	3.41%	1.3M
71	El Salvador	3.42 per 100k	3.42%	203.7K
72	Lesotho	3.43 per 100k	3.43%	64.9K
73	American Samoa	3.43 per 100k	3.43%	1,621
74	Nepal	3.45 per 100k	3.45%	1M
75	South Sudan	3.45 per 100k	3.45%	334K
76	Kenya	3.45 per 100k	3.45%	1.7M
77	Eritrea	3.47 per 100k	3.47%	236.1K
78	Tokelau	3.48 per 100k	3.48%	54.59
79	Japan	3.49 per 100k	3.49%	4.2M
80	Madagascar	3.5 per 100k	3.5%	1.1M
81	Kyrgyzstan	3.51 per 100k	3.51%	243.9K
82	Nigeria	3.52 per 100k	3.52%	8.5M
83	Tanzania	3.52 per 100k	—	2.2M
84	Cook Islands	3.54 per 100k	3.54%	502.2
85	Kiribati	3.56 per 100k	3.56%	4,497
86	Mexico	3.58 per 100k	3.58%	4.5M
87	Chad	3.59 per 100k	3.59%	679.3K
88	Paraguay	3.59 per 100k	3.59%	220.8K
89	Guam	3.62 per 100k	3.62%	5,518
90	Northern Mariana Islands	3.63 per 100k	3.63%	1,668
91	Niue	3.64 per 100k	3.64%	59.1
92	Cape Verde	3.64 per 100k	—	17.4K
93	Bulgaria	3.64 per 100k	3.64%	245.5K
94	Botswana	3.66 per 100k	3.66%	86.9K
95	Bhutan	3.67 per 100k	3.67%	26.2K
96	Cyprus	3.7 per 100k	3.7%	48.4K
97	Tonga	3.71 per 100k	3.71%	3,726
98	Djibouti	3.71 per 100k	3.71%	49.8K
99	Peru	3.71 per 100k	3.71%	1.3M
100	Norway	3.74 per 100k	3.74%	194.4K
101	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3.78 per 100k	3.78%	117.3K
102	United States Virgin Islands	3.8 per 100k	3.8%	3,115
103	Palau	3.8 per 100k	3.8%	664.5
104	Ecuador	3.81 per 100k	3.81%	654.2K
105	New Zealand	3.82 per 100k	3.82%	185.1K
106	Guyana	3.88 per 100k	3.88%	30.7K
107	Hungary	3.9 per 100k	3.9%	363.1K
108	Costa Rica	3.91 per 100k	3.91%	197K
109	India	3.95 per 100k	3.95%	55.8M
110	Oman	3.97 per 100k	3.97%	198.3K
111	Suriname	3.98 per 100k	3.98%	23K
112	South Africa	4 per 100k	4%	2.5M
113	Czechia	4 per 100k	4%	421K
114	Estonia	4.02 per 100k	4.02%	52K
115	Latvia	4.02 per 100k	4.02%	73.2K
116	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	4.03 per 100k	4.03%	4,562
117	Togo	4.06 per 100k	4.06%	341.6K
118	Qatar	4.09 per 100k	4.09%	123.3K
119	Guatemala	4.1 per 100k	4.1%	648.9K
120	Comoros	4.12 per 100k	4.12%	35.1K
121	Denmark	4.14 per 100k	4.14%	231.7K
122	Belize	4.14 per 100k	4.14%	16.6K
123	Malaysia	4.14 per 100k	4.14%	1.4M
124	Uruguay	4.15 per 100k	4.15%	135.5K
125	Afghanistan	4.15 per 100k	4.15%	1.5M
126	Canada	4.16 per 100k	4.16%	1.5M
127	Grenada	4.16 per 100k	4.16%	4,621
128	Dominica	4.17 per 100k	4.17%	2,820
129	Moldova	4.2 per 100k	—	146.3K
130	Azerbaijan	4.2 per 100k	4.2%	425.5K
131	Venezuela	4.2 per 100k	—	1.1M
132	Eswatini	4.23 per 100k	4.23%	48.3K
133	Saint Kitts and Nevis	4.26 per 100k	4.26%	1,986
134	Ireland	4.28 per 100k	4.28%	216.6K
135	China	4.31 per 100k	4.31%	59.6M
136	North Korea	4.32 per 100k	—	1.1M
137	Saint Lucia	4.33 per 100k	4.33%	7,557
138	Iraq	4.37 per 100k	4.37%	1.8M
139	Pakistan	4.37 per 100k	4.37%	10.1M
140	Brazil	4.41 per 100k	4.41%	9.1M
141	Barbados	4.42 per 100k	4.42%	13K
142	Jamaica	4.42 per 100k	4.42%	123K
143	Antigua and Barbuda	4.43 per 100k	4.43%	3,928
144	Yemen	4.43 per 100k	4.43%	1.6M
145	Belarus	4.44 per 100k	4.44%	404.6K
146	Bahamas	4.44 per 100k	4.44%	17.9K
147	Ghana	4.45 per 100k	4.45%	1.4M
147	Australia	4.45 per 100k	4.45%	1.1M
149	Equatorial Guinea	4.49 per 100k	4.49%	70.4K
150	Cuba	4.49 per 100k	4.49%	497.1K
151	Haiti	4.49 per 100k	4.49%	593.5K
152	Central African Republic	4.5 per 100k	4.5%	293.7K
153	Saudi Arabia	4.5 per 100k	4.5%	1.4M
154	Armenia	4.52 per 100k	4.52%	132.5K
155	Bermuda	4.54 per 100k	4.54%	2,800
156	Dominican Republic	4.58 per 100k	4.58%	497K
157	Ethiopia	4.6 per 100k	4.6%	5.1M
158	Monaco	4.66 per 100k	4.66%	1,744
159	Trinidad and Tobago	4.66 per 100k	4.66%	63K
160	France	4.67 per 100k	4.67%	3.1M
161	Angola	4.68 per 100k	4.68%	1.6M
162	Argentina	4.7 per 100k	4.7%	2.1M
163	Belgium	4.7 per 100k	4.7%	518K
164	Andorra	4.73 per 100k	4.73%	4,133
165	Spain	4.73 per 100k	4.73%	2.2M
166	Palestine	4.74 per 100k	4.74%	246.3K
167	Bahrain	4.76 per 100k	4.76%	72.8K
168	San Marino	4.8 per 100k	4.8%	1,628
169	Iran	4.8 per 100k	—	4.1M
170	Egypt	4.8 per 100k	4.8%	5M
171	United Arab Emirates	4.81 per 100k	4.81%	476.8K
172	DR Congo	4.84 per 100k	—	4.5M
173	Algeria	4.87 per 100k	4.87%	2.1M
174	Lithuania	4.9 per 100k	4.9%	134.4K
175	Kuwait	4.9 per 100k	4.9%	221K
176	Russia	4.91 per 100k	—	7M
177	Georgia	4.91 per 100k	4.91%	169.7K
178	Jordan	5.02 per 100k	5.02%	633.4K
179	Sudan	5.09 per 100k	5.09%	1.9M
180	Germany	5.09 per 100k	5.09%	4.1M
181	Portugal	5.15 per 100k	5.15%	521.2K
182	Morocco	5.16 per 100k	5.16%	1.8M
183	Puerto Rico	5.18 per 100k	5.18%	167.5K
184	Greenland	5.23 per 100k	5.23%	2,797
185	Bangladesh	5.26 per 100k	5.26%	8.8M
186	Gabon	5.26 per 100k	5.26%	98.8K
187	Sweden	5.27 per 100k	5.27%	532.4K
188	Luxembourg	5.3 per 100k	5.3%	33.2K
189	Israel	5.4 per 100k	5.4%	504.5K
190	Libya	5.41 per 100k	5.41%	390.1K
191	Chile	5.46 per 100k	5.46%	1M
192	Mauritius	5.49 per 100k	5.49%	68.6K
193	Iceland	5.51 per 100k	5.51%	20.2K
194	Turkey	5.67 per 100k	—	4.7M
195	Switzerland	6.05 per 100k	6.05%	518.5K
196	Greece	6.09 per 100k	6.09%	626.8K
197	Lebanon	6.12 per 100k	6.12%	336K
198	Tunisia	6.35 per 100k	6.35%	732.9K
199	Ukraine	6.76 per 100k	6.76%	2.6M
200	Netherlands	7.22 per 100k	7.22%	1.2M
201	United Kingdom	7.44 per 100k	7.44%	4.9M
202	Syria	8.44 per 100k	—	1.5M

What correlates with Depressive Disorder Rate (2023)?

Pearson r against 1,365 other country metrics sharing at least 122 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Depressive Disorder Rate tend to score higher on these

Average Height, Boys, 19 yoAverage Height by Country
r = +0.44 · moderate · n = 192
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Boys - Avg Ht, 19 YoAverage Height by Country
r = +0.44 · moderate · n = 192
Plot
Age at First Marriage (men)Age at First Marriage by Country
r = +0.42 · moderate · n = 188
Plot
Age at First Marriage (Total)Age at First Marriage by Country
r = +0.42 · moderate · n = 188
Plot
Down Syndrome Overall Est. RatesDown Syndrome Rates by Country
r = +0.42 · moderate · n = 202
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Down Syndrome Est. Rates Lower LimitDown Syndrome Rates by Country
r = +0.41 · moderate · n = 202
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Depressive Disorder Rate tend to score lower on these

% Mild BlindnessBlind Population by Country
r = −0.44 · moderate · n = 202
Plot
Rural Population RateRural Population by Country
r = −0.40 · moderate · n = 189
Plot
% of People With Vision LossBlind Population by Country
r = −0.40 · moderate · n = 202
Plot
Est. Population w/ Undiagnosed DiabetesDiabetes Rates by Country
r = −0.39 · moderate · n = 199
Plot
% of Men With Vision LossBlind Population by Country
r = −0.37 · moderate · n = 195
Plot
% With Near BlindnessBlind Population by Country
r = −0.36 · moderate · n = 202
Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Depressive Disorder Rate?: Syria has the highest Depressive Disorder Rate in 2023, at 8.44 per 100k, followed by United Kingdom (7.44 per 100k) and Netherlands (7.22 per 100k).
Which country has the lowest Depressive Disorder Rate?: Singapore has the lowest Depressive Disorder Rate in 2023, at 2.02 per 100k.
What is the median Depressive Disorder Rate across countries?: The median is 3.79 per 100k across the 202 countries with data in 2023.
Where does this depression rates by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Global Burden of Disease - Global Health Data Exchange; Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders - Global Health Estimates.