Observational Study
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World J Psychiatry. Aug 19, 2025; 15(8): 106887
Published online Aug 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i8.106887
Table 2 Disability-adjusted life-years of mental disorders in 2021, and percentage change of age-standardized rates by Global Burden of Disease region
World region
Number of DALYs in 1990
ASDR per 100000 in 1990
Number of DALYS in 2019
ASDR per 100000 in 2019
Number of DALYS in 2021
ASDR per 100000 in 2021
1990-20211
2019-20211
Global89567098.531745.15 (1314.32, 2214.47)138453210.631738.12 (1308.29, 2210.63)155418118.961909.14 (1440.15, 2437.87)73.52 (70.24, 76.71)12.25 (10.88, 13.56)
Low SDI7645111.921861.88 (1395.11, 2401.28)16805738.541836.88 (1373.03, 2359.95)19117471.851964.32 (1463.82, 2530.28)150.06 (144.44, 155.66)13.75 (11.25, 16.24)
Low-middle SDI18719851.281838.15 (1375.03, 2356.10)32748795.181791.40 (1342.03, 2288.04)37352846.131968.25 (1480.56, 2533.15)99.53 (93.01, 105.74)14.05 (11.57, 16.58)
Middle SDI26700052.221627.38 (1225.92, 2063.50)41930137.621650.13 (1242.47, 2095.44)47067856.901816.49 (1369.70, 2310.33)76.28 (71.26, 80.68)12.25 (10.52, 13.87)
High-middle SDI18211388.791671.33 (1260.67, 2122.96)23521925.811648.84 (1243.62, 2094.28)25764094.811806.88 (1364.02, 2290.90)41.47 (37.83, 45.76)9.53 (7.29, 11.81)
High SDI18207904.561956.55 (1480.64, 2473.36)23336865.322027.55 (1534.76, 2566.03)18207904.562276.02 (1710.69, 2886.64)42.75 (39.46, 46.12)11.38 (9.41, 13.46)
Andean Latin America630276.181828.65 (1375.57, 2339.06)1181926.221825.23 (1364.44, 2329.47)1470467.742175.32 (1597.74, 2830.02)133.31 (116.82, 152.38)24.41 (16.09, 34.41)
Australasia554993.602609.71 (1950.75, 3349.12)821429.232681.89 (2016.93, 3442.45)880845.842787.87 (2088.14, 3552.40)58.71 (46.94, 72.04)7.23 (-0.87, 16.22)
Caribbean656305.571934.62 (1436.83, 2484.77)910312.461866.16 (1394.07, 2396.41)1029437.012082.12 (1548.02, 2715.62)56.85 (49.28, 64.92)13.08 (8.06, 18.66)
Central Asia944337.441484.65 (1119.71, 1902.71)1364943.751466.30 (1104.34, 1871.73)1535701.791603.18 (1206.41, 2060.86)62.62 (55.31, 70.73)12.51 (7.54, 17.23)
Central Europe2017814.131528.92 (1169.19, 1927.43)1960653.201498.25 (1142.11, 1886.92)2182318.131712.83 (1297.62, 2176.20)8.15 (4.91, 11.74)11.31 (8.06, 14.58)
Central Latin America2480053.551673.34 (1263.96, 2140.13)4586287.691774.05 (1330.82, 2273.49)5247771.461993.08 (1480.80, 2558.59)111.59 (103.28, 120.61)14.42 (11.24, 17.98)
Central sub-Saharan Africa942596.082118.47 (1564.97, 2752.91)2308899.092110.82 (1586.14,2 739.58)2616800.702233.63 (1647.69, 2950.03)177.61 (159.16, 199.37)13.33 (6.08, 21.79)
East Asia17695221.641450.67 (1095.61, 1834.85)22909872.701398.13 (1058.68, 1770.21)24029128.421447.28 (1103.83, 1825.01)35.79 (30.35, 41.71)4.88 (2.76, 7.29)
Eastern Europe4019810.841668.96 (1248.15, 2119.26)3814347.831635.43 (1221.57, 2074.01)4340593.411910.06 (1423.91, 2436.16)7.98 (4.89, 11.88)13.79 (10.43, 17.73)
Eastern sub-Saharan Africa2962956.971990.29 (1482.98, 2575.21)6612095.911960.51 (1459.54, 2525.98)7679754.062126.41 (1586.72, 2744.99)159.19 (151.63, 167.12)16.14 (12.82, 19.41)
High-income Asia Pacific2863618.831554.80 (1179.04, 1932.41)3068965.681577.35 (1195.17, 1960.64)3286395.261721.55 (1305.43, 2154.41)14.76 (11.66, 18.46)7.08 (4.55, 10.39)
High-income North America6387812.052152.02 (1621.42, 2726.69)8831876.252319.04 (1737.27, 2926.87)10106540.712662.06 (1977.68, 3399.24)58.21 (53.49,63.42)14.43 (11.90, 17.34)
North Africa and Middle East6564776.372131.18 (1595.27, 2757.58)13138710.182151.24 (1610.31, 2784.08)14960229.402359.65 (1745.61, 3049.99)127.88 (119.60, 136.42)13.86 (10.55, 17.32)
Oceania89588.181522.16 (1149.14, 1956.12)188766.031517.06 (1141.30, 1932.53)208647.581591.91 (1175.71, 2085.55)132.89 (114.45, 151.51)10.53 (1.91, 19.29)
South Asia17712064.431834.57 (1375.65, 2335.07)31453176.961749.41 (1311.92, 2219.26)35948513.771925.51 (1447.69, 2471.47)102.96 (95.43, 110.67)14.29 (11.64, 16.95)
Southeast Asia6243886.071438.95 (1090.28, 1812.42)10204058.521434.00 (1091.84, 1816.59)6243886.071588.29 (1206.94, 2022.22)85.73 (79.51, 92.35)13.65 (11.06, 16.66)
Southern Latin America993417.812018.97 (1526.97, 2568.90)1372828.901968.57 (1490.93, 2510.91)1591300.652249.71 (1653.51, 2928.35)60.18 (48.05, 73.33)15.91 (7.09, 26.69)
Southern sub-Saharan Africa833002.081805.43 (1353.31, 2309.14)1394612.851800.76 (1349.52, 2297.27)1659943.922073.72 (1548.89, 2686.33)99.27 (91.67, 107.60)19.02 (14.68, 23.54)
Tropical Latin America3088703.742145.85 (1602.80, 2762.53)5399427.952256.85 (1665.95, 2895.97)6336302.742601.75 (1916.60, 3349.09)105.14 (95.88, 114.65)17.35 (13.32, 21.59)
Western Europe9197288.602243.61 (1676.13, 2871.42)10401818.912240.86 (1676.53, 2874.71)11520859.822522.52 (1872.21, 3250.66)25.26 (20.91, 29.65)10.75 (7.31, 14.25)
Western sub-Saharan Africa2688574.391709.71 (1277.72, 2177.53)6528200.331703.06 (1275.72, 2175.80)7189409.231755.29 (1304.72, 2236.64)167.41 (162.07, 172.36)10.13 (7.97, 12.22)