From April 30 to May 27, 2024, around 14 percent of women in the U.S. recently felt symptoms of depressive disorder in the past two weeks, compared to 13.7 percent of men. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. respondents over the age of 18 years who reported symptoms of depressive disorder in the last seven days or two weeks, between April 23, 2020 and May 27, 2024, by gender.
Percentage of respondents in the U.S. who reported symptoms of depressive disorder in the last seven days or two weeks from April 2020 to May 2024, by gender*
Characteristic
Women
Men
Apr 30 - May 27, 2024
14.3%
13.7%
Apr 2 - Apr 29, 2024
14.6%
12.8%
Mar 5 - Apr 1, 2024
14%
13%
Feb 6 - Mar 4, 2024
14.6%
12.8%
Jan 9 - Feb 5, 2024
13.7%
13%
Oct 18 - Oct 30, 2023
23.3%
22.2%
Sep 20 - Oct 2, 2023
23.3%
21.6%
Aug 23 - Sep 4, 2023
19.8%
18.2%
Jul 26 - Aug 7, 2023
22.4%
21.3%
Jun 28 - Jul 10, 2023
22.8%
21.1%
Jun 7 - Jun 19, 2023
21.8%
21.2%
Apr 26 - May 8, 2023
22.5%
21%
Mar 29 - Apr 10, 2023
22%
19.9%
Mar 1 - Mar 13, 2023
23.4%
20.2%
Feb 1 - Feb 13, 2023
23.6%
19.6%
Jan 4 - Jan 16, 2023
22.5%
21.8%
Dec 9 - Dec 19, 2022
24.9%
22.1%
Nov 2 - Nov 14, 2022
24.5%
23.1%
Oct 5 - Oct 17, 2022
25.7%
24.3%
Sep 14 - Sep 26, 2022
24.9%
23.5%
Jul 27 - Aug 8, 2022
23.3%
20.6%
Jun 29 - Jul 11, 2022
25.1%
21.2%
Jun 1 - Jun 13, 2022
23.9%
20.9%
Apr 27 - May 9, 2022
23.4%
20.5%
Mar 30 - Apr 11, 2022
23.4%
19.9%
Mar 2 - Mar 14, 2022
22.9%
20.4%
Jan 26 - Feb 7, 2022
24%
20.2%
Dec 29, 2021 - Jan 10, 2022
24.8%
20.7%
Dec 1 - Dec 13, 2021
22.8%
20%
Sep 29 - Oct 11, 2021
23.8%
19.7%
Sep 15 - Sep 27, 2021
23.4%
21.2%
Sep 1 - Sep 13, 2021
23.6%
21.2%
Aug 18 - Aug 30, 2021
24.4%
20.7%
Aug 4 - Aug 16, 2021
23%
19.6%
Jul 21 - Aug 2, 2021
23.1%
21.1%
Jun 23 - Jul 5, 2021
23.1%
18.4%
Jun 9 - Jun 21, 2021
23%
20.1%
May 26 - Jun 7, 2021
22.4%
19.3%
May 12 - May 24, 2021
23.3%
19.7%
Apr 28 - May 10, 2021
23.6%
20.1%
Apr 14 - Apr 26, 2021
25.2%
20.5%
Mar 17 - Mar 29, 2021
26%
23.2%
Mar 3 - Mar 15, 2021
28.4%
24.2%
Feb 17 - Mar 1, 2021
28.7%
26.7%
Feb 3 - Feb 15, 2021
29.9%
26.1%
Jan 20 - Feb 1, 2021
30.4%
26.3%
Jan 6 - Jan 18, 2021
30.6%
25.9%
Dec 9 - Dec 21, 2020
32.3%
27.9%
Nov 25 - Dec 7, 2020
30.9%
26.7%
Nov 11 - Nov 23, 2020
31.3%
25.7%
Oct 28 - Nov 9, 2020
29.7%
25.4%
Oct 14 - Oct 26, 2020
28.1%
23.7%
Sep 30 - Oct 12, 2020
27.2%
23.5%
Sep 16 - Sep 28, 2020
27.2%
22.7%
Sep 2 - Sep 14, 2020
26%
22.8%
Aug 19 - Aug 31, 2020
26.4%
22.5%
July 16 - July 21, 2020
31.3%
27.8%
July 9 - July 14, 2020
30%
26%
July 2 - July 7, 2020
28.6%
26.6%
June 25 - June 30, 2020
28.8%
25%
June 18 - June 23, 2020
27.3%
23.8%
June 11 - June 16, 2020
26.7%
23.3%
June 4 - June 9, 2020
27.8%
23.7%
May 28 - June 2, 2020
27.4%
23%
May 21 - May 26, 2020
26.9%
22.7%
May 14 - May 19, 2020
26.7%
22.1%
May 7 - May 12, 2020
25.8%
22.3%
Apr 23 - May 5, 2020
26.1%
20.8%
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* Beginning in Phase 3.2 (July 21, 2021) of data collection and reporting, the question reference period changed from the ‘last 7 days’ to the ‘last two weeks’.
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CDC, & NCHS. (June 14, 2024). Percentage of respondents in the U.S. who reported symptoms of depressive disorder in the last seven days or two weeks from April 2020 to May 2024, by gender* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132653/depressive-symptoms-us-adults-by-gender-past-week/
CDC, und NCHS. "Percentage of respondents in the U.S. who reported symptoms of depressive disorder in the last seven days or two weeks from April 2020 to May 2024, by gender*." Chart. June 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132653/depressive-symptoms-us-adults-by-gender-past-week/
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CDC, and NCHS. "Percentage of Respondents in The U.S. Who Reported Symptoms of Depressive Disorder in The Last Seven Days or Two Weeks from April 2020 to May 2024, by Gender*." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132653/depressive-symptoms-us-adults-by-gender-past-week/
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