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More than a billion people have mental health problems around the world, according to the World Health Organization

It accounts for 14% of the world's population, most of them living in low- and middle-income countries. The pandemic widened the gender gap, as women's mental health problems increased by 30%. These are some of the conclusions of the World Mental Health Today report. 

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In 2021, 14% of teenagers had a mental illness. Photo: orain.eus

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More than a billion people worldwide have a mental health problem, 14% of the total population, according to the report released by the World Health Organization (WHO), which states that between 2011 and 2021 the number of patients increased in proportion to the total world population.



The World Health Organization has called for urgent action to protect mental health in its report 'World mental health today' in view of the number of patients affected by problems such as anxiety or depression.

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