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India - World’s most depressed country
October 20 , 2018
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- According to a World Health Organization report, India is the world’s most depressed country, closely followed by China and the US.
- According to the 2015-16 National Mental Health Survey (NMHS), at least 6.5% of the Indian population suffers from some form of serious mental disorder.
- The average suicide rate in India is 10.9 for every one lakh people. Worldwide, depression increased by 18% from 2005 to 2015.
- Depression is ranked by WHO as the single largest contributor to global disability.
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