Increase the proportion of adults with depression who get treatment — MHMD‑05 Data

National Status: Target met or exceeded

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Most Recent Data:
70.2 percent (2023)

National Target:
65.6 percent ¹

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
60.8 percent of adults aged 18 years and over with MDEs received treatment in the past 12 months, as reported in 2021 ²

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Adults with major depressive episodes who receive treatment in the past 12 months, 2021-2023 ^◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population	2021	2022	2023
Total	60.8 CI 58.3 / 63.3 SE 1.286	63.7 CI 61.5 / 65.9 SE 1.140	70.2 CI 68.3 / 72.0 SE 0.937

Adults with major depressive episodes who receive treatment in the past 12 months by Sex, 2021-2023 ^◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population	2021	2022	2023
Male	53.5 CI 49.1 / 57.8 SE 2.223	55.6 CI 51.9 / 59.3 SE 1.889	63.5 CI 60.1 / 66.7 SE 1.689
Female	65.1 CI 62.0 / 68.0 SE 1.511	68.8 CI 66.1 / 71.4 SE 1.352	74.1 CI 71.7 / 76.3 SE 1.161

Adults with major depressive episodes who receive treatment in the past 12 months by Race/Ethnicity, 2021-2023 ^◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population	2021	2022	2023
American Indian or Alaska Native only	DSU	DSU	47.0 CI 37.6 / 56.6 SE 4.907
Asian only	DSU	DSU	DSU
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only	DSU	DSU	DSU
Black or African American only	51.1 CI 43.4 / 58.7 SE 3.930	56.0 CI 48.9 / 62.9 SE 3.588	63.2 CI 56.8 / 69.1 SE 3.135
White only	63.2 CI 60.3 / 65.9 SE 1.429	65.5 CI 63.0 / 67.9 SE 1.234	72.8 CI 70.7 / 74.8 SE 1.044
2 or more races	55.9 CI 45.5 / 65.8 SE 5.256	62.9 CI 53.1 / 71.8 SE 4.825	63.6 CI 55.4 / 71.1 SE 4.011
Hispanic or Latino	58.3 CI 51.6 / 64.6 SE 3.336	52.2 CI 46.1 / 58.2 SE 3.076	62.8 CI 57.1 / 68.1 SE 2.805
Not Hispanic or Latino	61.3 CI 58.5 / 64.0 SE 1.390	66.1 CI 63.7 / 68.5 SE 1.228	71.7 CI 69.6 / 73.6 SE 1.016
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino	DSU	DSU	DSU
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino	DSU	DSU	DSU
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino	DSU	DSU	DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino	49.6 CI 41.6 / 57.6 SE 4.087	56.1 CI 48.8 / 63.1 SE 3.674	63.5 CI 56.9 / 69.7 SE 3.272
White only, not Hispanic or Latino	64.0 CI 60.9 / 67.0 SE 1.537	68.4 CI 65.8 / 71.0 SE 1.325	74.6 CI 72.4 / 76.8 SE 1.107
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	58.6 CI 46.7 / 69.5 SE 5.916	66.2 CI 55.3 / 75.7 SE 5.258	64.1 CI 54.6 / 72.6 SE 4.636

Adults with major depressive episodes who receive treatment in the past 12 months by Age group, 2021-2023 ^◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population	2021	2022	2023
18-44 years	56.7 CI 54.1 / 59.3 SE 1.343	60.4 CI 58.1 / 62.7 SE 1.174	65.7 CI 63.7 / 67.6 SE 0.997
18-24 years	49.3 CI 45.6 / 53.0 SE 1.896	54.3 CI 51.0 / 57.5 SE 1.635	57.7 CI 54.8 / 60.6 SE 1.473
25-44 years	61.5 CI 57.9 / 65.0 SE 1.827	64.6 CI 61.4 / 67.6 SE 1.594	70.0 CI 67.3 / 72.5 SE 1.310
45-64 years	69.7 CI 63.3 / 75.5 SE 3.111	71.2 CI 65.5 / 76.2 SE 2.734	80.2 CI 75.0 / 84.5 SE 2.401
45-54 years	68.8 CI 60.6 / 75.9 SE 3.925	74.2 CI 67.6 / 79.9 SE 3.153	76.5 CI 69.2 / 82.4 SE 3.367
55-64 years	71.0 CI 60.3 / 79.8 SE 5.025	67.7 CI 58.3 / 75.8 SE 4.509	84.6 CI 76.4 / 90.3 SE 3.511
65 years and over	DSU	DSU	81.2 CI 70.7 / 88.6 SE 4.548
65-74 years	DSU	DSU	DSU
75-84 years	DSU	DSU	DSU
85 years and over	DSU	DSU	DSU

Adults with major depressive episodes who receive treatment in the past 12 months by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2021-2023 ^◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population	2021	2022	2023
Less than High school	DSU	DSU	70.6 CI 60.9 / 78.8 SE 4.598
High school	57.5 CI 49.8 / 64.9 SE 3.872	66.6 CI 60.3 / 72.4 SE 3.105	71.9 CI 66.5 / 76.8 SE 2.610
Some college or Associate degree	67.2 CI 61.8 / 72.1 SE 2.630	66.1 CI 61.2 / 70.6 SE 2.399	75.1 CI 70.8 / 78.9 SE 2.052
4-year college degree or more	66.9 CI 61.8 / 71.7 SE 2.524	71.2 CI 67.0 / 75.0 SE 2.049	75.6 CI 71.7 / 79.0 SE 1.867

Adults with major depressive episodes who receive treatment in the past 12 months by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2021-2023 ^◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population	2021	2022	2023
<100	61.7 CI 56.2 / 66.9 SE 2.741	65.5 CI 60.7 / 70.0 SE 2.368	68.0 CI 63.5 / 72.2 SE 2.239
100-199	59.4 CI 54.2 / 64.5 SE 2.638	59.9 CI 54.8 / 64.8 SE 2.574	72.1 CI 68.1 / 75.8 SE 1.969
200-399	58.1 CI 53.2 / 62.8 SE 2.461	63.7 CI 59.6 / 67.6 SE 2.056	67.7 CI 63.7 / 71.3 SE 1.936
400+	64.4 CI 59.6 / 68.9 SE 2.384	65.8 CI 61.6 / 69.8 SE 2.100	72.8 CI 69.1 / 76.2 SE 1.822

Adults with major depressive episodes who receive treatment in the past 12 months by Health insurance status, 2021-2023 ^◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population	2021	2022	2023
Insured	63.4 CI 60.8 / 66.0 SE 1.347	66.6 CI 64.2 / 68.9 SE 1.204	72.1 CI 70.1 / 74.0 SE 0.992
Private	64.2 CI 60.8 / 67.4 SE 1.678	66.6 CI 63.8 / 69.2 SE 1.375	70.1 CI 67.2 / 72.8 SE 1.408
Public	65.4 CI 61.1 / 69.4 SE 2.111	68.2 CI 64.4 / 71.8 SE 1.882	75.6 CI 72.8 / 78.2 SE 1.368
Uninsured	38.2 CI 30.9 / 46.0 SE 3.867	37.3 CI 30.8 / 44.3 SE 3.461	50.4 CI 43.3 / 57.6 SE 3.670

Adults with major depressive episodes who receive treatment in the past 12 months by Geographic location, 2021-2023 ^◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population	2021	2022	2023
Metropolitan	60.4 CI 57.6 / 63.2 SE 1.438	63.1 CI 60.7 / 65.5 SE 1.234	69.5 CI 67.5 / 71.5 SE 1.020
Non-metropolitan	63.1 CI 57.6 / 68.4 SE 2.749	67.7 CI 61.8 / 73.0 SE 2.886	74.9 CI 70.5 / 78.9 SE 2.136

Adults with major depressive episodes who receive treatment in the past 12 months by Marital status (18 years and over), 2021-2023 ^◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population	2021	2022	2023
Married/Cohabiting partner	63.6 CI 59.7 / 67.4 SE 1.951	67.1 CI 63.6 / 70.5 SE 1.757	74.0 CI 71.0 / 76.8 SE 1.470
Divorced, separated, widowed	74.1 CI 66.9 / 80.2 SE 3.390	69.2 CI 62.0 / 75.6 SE 3.495	79.5 CI 73.5 / 84.4 SE 2.790
Never married	52.6 CI 49.1 / 56.0 SE 1.756	58.3 CI 55.4 / 61.2 SE 1.493	62.8 CI 60.1 / 65.4 SE 1.356

Adults with major depressive episodes who receive treatment in the past 12 months by Country of birth, 2021-2023 ^◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population	2021	2022	2023
US	61.6 CI 59.0 / 64.2 SE 1.319	64.9 CI 62.7 / 67.1 SE 1.118	71.3 CI 69.3 / 73.2 SE 0.988
Outside US	52.4 CI 43.7 / 61.0 SE 4.460	51.4 CI 42.1 / 60.6 SE 4.756	59.3 CI 51.4 / 66.8 SE 3.939

Adults with major depressive episodes who receive treatment in the past 12 months by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2021-2023 ^◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population	2021	2022	2023
Veteran	DSU	63.9 CI 52.2 / 74.2 SE 5.668	79.8 CI 70.4 / 86.7 SE 4.156
Non-veteran	61.3 CI 58.5 / 64.0 SE 1.396	64.5 CI 62.1 / 66.8 SE 1.220	70.5 CI 68.5 / 72.5 SE 1.028

Adults with major depressive episodes who receive treatment in the past 12 months by Disability status, 2021-2023 ^◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population	2021	2022	2023
People with disabilities	68.0 CI 63.7 / 72.0 SE 2.102	73.9 CI 70.3 / 77.2 SE 1.774	75.8 CI 72.5 / 78.7 SE 1.581
People without disabilities	57.6 CI 54.6 / 60.6 SE 1.538	59.0 CI 56.2 / 61.7 SE 1.390	67.6 CI 65.2 / 69.9 SE 1.206

Adults with major depressive episodes who receive treatment in the past 12 months by Sexual orientation, 2021-2023 ^◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population	2021	2022	2023
Straight	60.2 CI 57.1 / 63.2 SE 1.548	62.1 CI 59.3 / 64.8 SE 1.407	70.4 CI 68.0 / 72.7 SE 1.185
Straight, Male	51.4 CI 46.4 / 56.4 SE 2.580	54.5 CI 50.2 / 58.7 SE 2.151	64.0 CI 60.0 / 67.7 SE 1.955
Straight, Female	66.0 CI 62.2 / 69.7 SE 1.915	67.8 CI 64.1 / 71.2 SE 1.805	74.8 CI 71.6 / 77.7 SE 1.543
Gay/Lesbian	63.6 CI 53.2 / 72.9 SE 5.081	71.8 CI 62.9 / 79.3 SE 4.191	70.6 CI 62.6 / 77.5 SE 3.827
Gay, Male	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gay/Lesbian, Female	DSU	75.3 CI 65.4 / 83.2 SE 4.553	77.0 CI 67.4 / 84.4 SE 4.330
Bisexual	62.1 CI 57.3 / 66.8 SE 2.418	68.0 CI 64.3 / 71.6 SE 1.867	70.3 CI 66.0 / 74.4 SE 2.143
Bisexual, Male	59.4 CI 48.7 / 69.3 SE 5.331	55.8 CI 46.3 / 64.9 SE 4.808	63.8 CI 52.5 / 73.7 SE 5.473
Bisexual, Female	62.9 CI 57.6 / 68.0 SE 2.655	71.4 CI 67.6 / 74.9 SE 1.868	72.1 CI 67.5 / 76.2 SE 2.213

Adults with major depressive episodes who receive treatment in the past 12 months by Gender identity, 2021-2023 ^◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population	2021	2022	2023
Gender identity	DNC	DNC	DNA

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Data Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), SAMHSA

1 Target has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.

2 Baseline has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.

#: Standard errors and confidence intervals are not available for this population group.

◊: Unless otherwise noted, data represent "percent, 18+ years"

†: Target is not applicable for this demographic group.

DSU: Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

DNA: Data have not been analyzed.

DNC: Data for specific population not collected.

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Increase the proportion of adults with depression who get treatment — MHMD‑05 Data

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Adults with major depressive episodes who receive treatment in the past 12 months, 2021-2023 ◊(percent)Increase desired

Adults with major depressive episodes who receive treatment in the past 12 months by Sex, 2021-2023 ◊(percent)Increase desired

Adults with major depressive episodes who receive treatment in the past 12 months by Race/Ethnicity, 2021-2023 ◊(percent)Increase desired

Adults with major depressive episodes who receive treatment in the past 12 months by Age group, 2021-2023 ◊(percent)Increase desired

Adults with major depressive episodes who receive treatment in the past 12 months by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2021-2023 ◊(percent)Increase desired

Adults with major depressive episodes who receive treatment in the past 12 months by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2021-2023 ◊(percent)Increase desired

Adults with major depressive episodes who receive treatment in the past 12 months by Health insurance status, 2021-2023 ◊(percent)Increase desired

Adults with major depressive episodes who receive treatment in the past 12 months by Geographic location, 2021-2023 ◊(percent)Increase desired

Adults with major depressive episodes who receive treatment in the past 12 months by Marital status (18 years and over), 2021-2023 ◊(percent)Increase desired

Adults with major depressive episodes who receive treatment in the past 12 months by Country of birth, 2021-2023 ◊(percent)Increase desired

Adults with major depressive episodes who receive treatment in the past 12 months by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2021-2023 ◊(percent)Increase desired

Adults with major depressive episodes who receive treatment in the past 12 months by Disability status, 2021-2023 ◊(percent)Increase desired

Adults with major depressive episodes who receive treatment in the past 12 months by Sexual orientation, 2021-2023 ◊(percent)Increase desired

Adults with major depressive episodes who receive treatment in the past 12 months by Gender identity, 2021-2023 ◊(percent)Increase desired