Table 1 The global and WHO regional incidence of MDD for both sexes in 1990 and 2019
Year and region | Incident cases (95% confidence interval) (thousands) | Age-standardized incidence rates (95% confidence interval) (per 100,000) | Risk ratio (95% confidence interval) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Male | Female | ||
1990 | |||||
Global | 63,182.2 (54,925.0 to 72,297.6) | 109,538.7 (95,721.3 to 125,047.5) | 2578.8 (2266.1 to 2925.5) | 4397.1 (3869.1 to 4976.1) | 1.705 (1.705 to 1.706) |
African Region | 7146.9 (6115.0 to 8306.0) | 11,130.5 (9443.1 to 13,035.6) | 4073.5 (3559.1 to 4659.9) | 6060.9 (5251.7 to 6944.4) | 1.488 (1.487 to 1.489) |
Eastern Mediterranean Region | 5519.0 (4664.0 to 6500.7) | 8742.9 (7341.4 to 10,316.3) | 3648.3 (3140.3 to 4242.9) | 6122.6 (5217.5 to 7149.3) | 1.678 (1.676 to 1.680) |
European Region | 12,282.4 (10,877.3 to 13,821.6) | 23,931.9 (21,291.7 to 26,713.2) | 2798.5 (2481.9 to 3145.4) | 4851.1 (4309.5 to 5442.4) | 1.733 (1.732 to 1.735) |
Region of the Americas | 8344.4 (7287.9 to 9589.8) | 17,077.5 (14,872.2 to 19,425.9) | 2474.4 (2179.5 to 2825.0) | 4764.2 (4156.0 to 5403.8) | 1.925 (1.924 to 1.927) |
South-East Asia Region | 16,350.1 (13,972.2 to 18,953.9) | 24,101.6 (20,754.8 to 27,997.3) | 2997.3 (2602.4 to 3434.2) | 4571.5 (3969.2 to 5272.3) | 1.525 (1.524 to 1.526) |
Western Pacific Region | 13,329.1 (11,461.5 to 15,323.4) | 24,236.8 (20,894.0 to 27,740.2) | 1696.9 (1485.0 to 1922.2) | 3129.9 (2739.0 to 3551.3) | 1.845 (1.843 to 1.846) |
2019 | |||||
Global | 103,718.7 (90,683.7 to 118,044.6) | 171,085.1 (150,207.7 to 195,228.6) | 2672.5 (2336.6 to 3041.6) | 4436.3 (3894.9 to 5062.3) | 1.660 (1.660 to 1.660) |
African Region | 15,488.9 (13,186.0 to 18,080.8) | 24,011.6 (20,414.6 to 28,011.1) | 3918.7 (3418.7 to 4483.0) | 5635.2 (4885.9 to 6487.1) | 1.438 (1.437 to 1.439) |
Eastern Mediterranean Region | 12,612.9 (10,705.5 to 14,833.4) | 19,182.3 (16,125.4 to 22,510.3) | 3634.6 (3132.5 to 4236.6) | 6028.2 (5162.7 to 7022.0) | 1.659 (1.657 to 1.660) |
European Region | 13,806.2 (12,117.1 to 15,637.1) | 26,275.5 (23,160.4 to 29,779.1) | 2640.4 (2309.8 to 3004.1) | 4627.4 (4038.9 to 5298.4) | 1.753 (1.751 to 1.754) |
Region of the Americas | 14,353.7 (12,638.6 to 16,274.4) | 28,817.7 (25,427.0 to 32,383.4) | 2716.1 (2386.1 to 3085.4) | 5238.6 (4607.5 to 5909.0) | 1.929 (1.928 to 1.930) |
South-East Asia Region | 28,512.4 (24,809.3 to 32,555.8) | 40,607.4 (35,300.3 to 46,524.7) | 2832.9 (2476.4 to 3212.3) | 4018.4 (3497.7 to 4600.1) | 1.419 (1.418 to 1.419) |
Western Pacific Region | 18,554.8 (16,309.0 to 20,938.5) | 31,617.6 (27,923.0 to 35,522.7) | 1614.5 (1417.7 to 1823.9) | 2711.2 (2388.2 to 3064.8) | 1.679 (1.678 to 1.680) |