Poll Shows US Depression Levels Have Reached an All-Time High

Poll Shows US Depression Levels , Have Reached an All-Time High.
According to a new poll, levels of lifetime
and current depression have reached
a historic high in the United States.
Fox News reports that a May 17 Gallup poll
showed that 29% of Americans said that they
were depressed at some point in their lives.
18% of people said that they
were currently depressed.
According to Gallup, both figures
represent an all-time high in
the history of their polling data.
The Gallup poll shows a distinct spike in
depression levels since the COVID pandemic.
In 2019, the lifetime depression rate was at 21.6%.
By 2021, that number climbed to 28.6%.
Meanwhile, the number of people currently
suffering from depression steadily climbed
from 12.5% in 2019 to reach 17.8% in 2023.
According to the poll, women have
markedly higher levels of lifetime depression
at 36.7%, compared to 20.4% of men.
24.6% of adults between the ages of 18
and 29 represent the highest rate of current
depression, a sharp increase from 13% in 2017.
24.6% of adults between the ages of 18
and 29 represent the highest rate of current
depression, a sharp increase from 13% in 2017