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In 2004, suicide was the eleventh leading cause of death in the U.S., accounting for 32,439 deaths.

Depression Statistics: General Fact Information

_ In any given year, about seven percent - between 13 million and 14 million people - will experience a depressive disorder.

_ Of those who develop depression, only about 20 percent will receive adequate treatment.

_ About 16 percent of adults will experience depression at some point in their life.

_ About 97 percent of those reporting depression also reported that their work, home life and relationships suffered as a result.

_ Depression can quadruple a person's risk of dying within 6 months after a heart attack.

_ Depression is also known to weaken the immune system, making the body more susceptible to physical illness.

Depression Statistics: Women Fact Information

_ Women are twice as likely to experience depression as men.

_ Approximately 7 million women in the United States are clinically depressed.

_ One in five women can expect to develop clinical depression at some time in her life.

_ Depression is the leading cause of disability in women.

_ Only one of every three depressed women will seek professional help.

_ Almost 15 percent of women suffering from severe depression will commit suicide.

_ About 10 percent of women will experience postpartum depression in the months following the birth of a child.

_ Married women have higher rates of depression than single women, with depression most likely during childbearing years.

_ Depression in women occurs most frequently between the ages of 25 and 44.

Depression Statistics: Men Fact Information

_ Though women experience depression at double the rate of men, men are three times as likely to commit suicide than women.

_ Suicide is most common among men who are separated, widowed, divorced.

_ One in seven men will develop depression within 6 months of becoming unemployed.

_ Retired men are also at an increased risk for depression.

_ Men recently diagnosed with depression are at double the risk of cardiovascular problems in the next five years.

Depression Statistics: Children Fact Information

_ Research indicates that the onset of depression occurs earlier now than in past decades.

_ Up to 2.5 percent of children in the United States suffers from depression.

_ Up to 8.3 percent of adolescents in the United States suffers from depression.

_ During childhood, boys and girls experience depression at about equal rates.

_ Girls entering puberty are twice as likely than boys to experience depression.

_ Children with depression are more likely to have a family history of depression.

Depression Statistics: Elderly Fact Information

_ Depression affects about 6 million elderly people.

_ Elderly women experience depression more often than elderly men.

_ Older people, as a group, are most at risk for suicide.

_ One quarter of all suicides are committed by the elderly.

_ Depression occurs in about 15 percent of those over the age of 65.

_ Depression in nursing home residents can reach as high as 25 percent.

_ Only about 10 percent of the elderly experiencing depression seek professional help.

_ Caucasian men over the age of 80 are six times more likely tan any other demographic group to commit suicide.

_ Older people with depression have about 50 percent higher healthcare costs.