Global DALYs by mental disorder, sex and age, 2019

According to a systematic analysis carried out for The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors Study, anxiety disorders were responsible for the second highest burden of all mental health disorders in rankings of disability-adjusted life-years, for both sexes.¹

Reference:

1. GBD 2019 Mental Disorders Collaborators. Global, regional, and national burden of 12 mental disorders in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet Psychiatry 2022; 9 (2): 137–150.