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Rapid Report: Mental Wellbeing, Religion and the Love You Give
Rapid Report: Work Culture & Mental Wellbeing
Rapid Report: The Youth Mind: Rising Aggression and Anger
Mental State of the World Report 2024
Mental State of the World Report 2020
Mental State of the World Report 2021
Mental State of the World Report 2022
Mental State of the World Report 2023
Data Sheet: Population Mental Health and Firearm Deaths Across Countries
Rapid Report: Adult Mental Wellbeing After Abuse and Assault in Childhood
Rapid Report: The Debilitating Obsessive Thoughts and Guilt of Young Adults
Rapid Report: The Deteriorating Social Self in Younger Generations
Rapid Report: Mental Wellbeing, Employment, and Productivity
Rapid Report: Mental Health Has Bigger Challenges Than Stigma
Rapid Report: Age of First Smartphone and Mental Wellbeing Outcomes
Report: Ultra-processed food consumption and mental wellbeing outcomes
Mental State of India: The Internet-Enabled Youth
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MHQ score declines and the percentage of distressed struggling increases with successively younger generations in both the US and India
Top 12 most common problems in 13-17 year olds
3 MHQ items rated as being more of a problem for 13 year olds compared to 17 year olds
Percentage of 13-17 year olds who report problems with aggression, anger & irritability, and hallucinations in comparison to age of first smartphone
Average MHQ scores and % Distressed/Struggling for males and females in the US and India
Top 12 most prevalent problems for males and females in the US and India
Age trend for males and females in India and the US for the 3 items shown to have the biggest difference between 13 and 17 year olds
Age of first smartphone for the 3 items shown to have the biggest difference in 13-17 year olds
Countries and Regions that Form Part of the 2023 Report
Global Mean (71 Countries)
Mental Wellbeing Trends 2019 – 2022
Age-wise trends from 2019 to 2023
Mental Wellbeing Across Countries
Mental Wellbeing Dimensions Across Countries
Relationship of MHQ to Productivity Across Age Groups
Distribution of Sample by Age Groups
Mental Wellbeing 2020-2023: MHQ Score
Mental Wellbeing 2020-2023: Percent Distressed or Struggling
Mental Wellbeing by State: Average MHQ Overall
Mental Wellbeing by State: Average MHQ Youth
MHQ by Age and Income
MHQ by Income
Mental wellbeing in young adults improves with older age of first smartphone ownership
Multiple dimensions of mental wellbeing improve with older age of first smartphone ownership
Top five mental health problems that decrease with older age of first smartphone ownership
The effects of age of first smartphone ownership in the absence of life traumas or adversities
Regional mental wellbeing scores by age of first smartphone ownership in 18-24 year olds
Regional Social Self scores by age of first smartphone ownership in 18-24 year olds
Regional ratings of mental health problems by age of first smartphone in females aged 18-24
Regional ratings of mental health problems by age of first smartphone ownership in females aged 18-24
Regional ratings of mental health problems by age of first smartphone ownership in males aged 18-24
Mental wellbeing trends 2019-2022 – % Distressed or Struggling
Mental wellbeing across geographic regions
Percentage Distressed or Struggling across geographic regions
Mental wellbeing across countries – Average MHQ
Mental wellbeing across countries – % Distressed or Struggling
Globally, young adults are 3 to 4 times as likely to struggle with their mental health as their parents’ generation (Regions)
Difference in mental health distress between older and younger generations by country
Mental wellbeing across the 6 dimensions
Difference in mental wellbeing between older and younger adults across the 6 dimensions – Average score
Difference in mental wellbeing between older and younger adults across the 6 dimensions – % Distressed or Struggling
Difference in Social Self Scores between older and younger adults – geographic regions
Older adults are twice as likely to be close to many of their adult family members as the youngest adults
Relationship with adult family impacts mental wellbeing outcomes
The nature of the childhood home has changed over time – Material/Academic
The nature of the childhood home has changed over time – Loving/Stable
Prevalence of parent-driven traumas in childhood across age groups
Difference in mental wellbeing based on childhood home and adult family relationships – average MHQ score
Difference in mental wellbeing based on childhood home and adult family relationships – % Distressed or Struggling
How the difference in family closeness between age groups varied across geographic regions
How differences in nature of childhood homes between age groups varied across geographic regions
The distribution of the number of close friends
Average number of close friends varied across age groups
The changing quality of friendship as the number of close friends increases
The changing quality of friendships across age groups
Relationship between number of close friends and mental wellbeing
Strong family relationships mean better friendships
The combined impact of family relationships and friendship on mental wellbeing
Relationship between mental wellbeing and productivity
Change in mental wellbeing status of the English-speaking world between 2019 and 2022
Distribution of mental wellbeing status across different regions of the world
MHQ dimension scores across the regions
Mental Wellbeing Status of internet-enabled populations in 34 countries
Relationship between mental wellbeing metrics and global economic indicators
Relationship between mental wellbeing metrics and cultural indicators
Mental wellbeing status across age groups
Mental wellbeing status across gender groups
Relationship between mental wellbeing status and educational attainment
Relationship between mental wellbeing status and employment status
Magnitude of difference in mental wellbeing status across different demographic factors
Correlation of country mental wellbeing scores with national statistics on suicide and assault
Relationship of MHQ score to productivity
Prevalence of people distressed or struggling who are not seeking help across different countries
Distribution of MHQ Scores in 2020 across the English speaking population and changes relative to 2019
MHQ score distributions across the six functional dimensions of mental wellbeing and changes relative to 2019
Differences across countries for the 6 dimensions of mental wellbeing
Top 3 mental health problems and assets across countries benchmarked to the USA
Percentage Distressed or Struggling across countries
Psychiatrists per 10,000 correlates with percentage seeking help across countries
Percentage Distressed who are seeking professional or medical help across countries
Clinical burden of countries was unrelated to psychiatry resources
Mental wellbeing is progressively worse for each younger generation.
Mental wellbeing was worse in younger adults across all dimensions of mental wellbeing
Key area of mental wellbeing that show differences between age groups
MHQ scores for each gender group across each dimension of mental wellbeing
Size of male-female gap in mental wellbeing across age groups
Size of male-female gap in mental wellbeing across countries
Relationship between sleep, socializing, exercise and mental wellbeing
Impact of sleep, socializing and exercise on different dimensions of mental wellbeing
Prevalence of getting a good nights sleep, socializing and exercising across countries
Prevalence of getting a good nights sleep, socializing and exercising across gender groups
Prevalence of getting a good nights sleep, socializing and exercising across age groups
Impact of various health, financial, and social challenges due to Covid-19 on mental wellbeing
Prevalence of health, financial, and social impacts due to Covid-19 across countries
Impact of various health, financial, and social challenges due to Covid-19 on the mental wellbeing of younger and older adults
Impact of cumulative trauma and adversity on mental wellbeing
