Statistic Of Depression In Malaysia

The authors advised caution about the interpretation of the result as some studies used depressive symptoms while others.

Statistic of depression in malaysia. A health ministry study conducted last year found 18 336 malaysians suffering from various stages of depression said deputy health minister dr hilmi yahaya. He said these findings. Close to half a million people in malaysia have been found to be experiencing symptoms of depression according to the 2019 national health and morbidity survey nhms 2019. Prevalence of depression in malaysia varied from 3 9 to 46.

During the period surveyed eleven percent of. The government allocated a larger share of the gdp each year to. The prevalence of depression in malaysia was roughly between about 8 and 12 ng 2014. The difference is asians do not talk about their problems.

The prevalence of mental health problems among adults increased from 10 7 in 1996 to 11 2 in 2006 to 29 2 in 2015. Though the national health and morbidity survey says only 1 8 of the malaysian population are depressed we think there is a flaw and believe that at least 40 of malaysians suffer from mental health issues. Every 3 in 10 adults aged 16 years and above have some sorts of mental health problems 29 2. The patron of the malaysian psychiatric association mpa said according to the 2017 national health and morbidity survey 29 of malaysians had depression and anxiety disorder compared with 12 in 2011.

This statistic shows the result of a survey amongst respondents who have experienced mental health issues in malaysia as of june 2019 by demography. In malaysia depression is the most common mental illness affecting approximately 2 3 million people at some point in their lives but this health issue remains undetected and untreated mukhtar oei 2011a.