Men face a broad spectrum of mental health challenges, from anxiety and major depression to substance-related issues. Across the U.S. and worldwide, these risks intersect with treatment access, social attitudes, and workforce limits—factors that can delay support when it’s most needed. On this page, explore key statistics on who is affected, what barriers show up, and how treatment options—from traditional care to telehealth and digital therapeutics—are shaping outcomes and costs.
Key Takeaways
- In the U.S., 5.4% of men reported an anxiety disorder in the past year (2022)
- 76.9% of U.S. suicide deaths are among men (2023 provisional)
- 28.0 suicide deaths per 100,000 men in the U.S. (2022)
- 10.3% of men in the U.S. reported major depressive episode in the past year in 2022 (NSDUH; estimate for men).
- 23.0% of U.S. men reported that they had not received mental health services they needed in 2022 (National Alliance on Mental Illness survey results).
- 17.0% of U.S. men reported that they faced long wait times for mental health appointments in 2022 (survey-based estimate).
- 20.0% of U.S. men were “not at all likely” to seek help from a mental health professional in 2023 (survey; likelihood-to-seek-help distribution includes men).
- 26.0% of U.S. men reported feeling discouraged to seek mental health services due to negative social attitudes (survey-based estimate).
- 2.5% of men worldwide experience alcohol-use disorders (global burden of disease estimate; prevalence in 2019).
- Men have 1.7 times the suicide rate of women globally (WHO comparative measure).
- From 2000 to 2019, the global number of deaths by suicide increased by 17.0% (WHO Global Health Estimates trend).
- The global market for mental health services was $322.0 billion in 2023 (estimate; includes community mental health services and related care).
- The global behavioral health market was valued at $425.0 billion in 2022 (industry estimate; includes mental health and substance use treatment).
- The global digital therapeutics market is projected to reach $10.0 billion by 2028 (industry forecast; includes mental health indications).
- 19.1% of U.S. adults reported having serious mental illness in the past year (2021 NSDUH; includes men and women).
In 2022, millions of U.S. men struggled with anxiety or depression, while many avoided care due to stigma and access gaps.
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Economic & Market8 stats
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The global market for mental health services was $322.0 billion in 2023 (estimate; includes community mental health services and related care).https://www.imarcgroup.com/mental-health-market
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The global behavioral health market was valued at $425.0 billion in 2022 (industry estimate; includes mental health and substance use treatment).https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/behavioral-health-market
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The global digital therapeutics market is projected to reach $10.0 billion by 2028 (industry forecast; includes mental health indications).https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2023/11/20/2770520/0/en/Digital-Therapeutics-Market-Expected-to-Reach-USD-10-0-Billion-by-2028.html
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In the U.S., serious mental illness (including depression and anxiety disorders) resulted in $193.1 billion in estimated annual economic burden in 2019 (cost components include healthcare and work loss).https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2807867
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In the U.S., depression alone accounted for about $326.0 billion annually when including indirect and direct costs (IHME-associated economic estimates; year 2016 commonly reported).https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0452
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In the U.S., the weighted average number of behavioral health providers per 100,000 residents was 62.0 in 2023 for certain provider categories (HPSA and workforce measures summarized by HRSA).https://data.hrsa.gov/data/download
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In 2022, 4.8% of U.S. men had a substance use disorder (NSDUH estimate).https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/2023-10/NSDUH-2022-Model-Estimates.pdf
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The global cost of depression was estimated at $1.0 trillion in 2010 (WHO-commissioned economic estimates; widely cited baseline).https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/43445
Interpretation
Economic & Market Interpretation
Economic impact is rapidly expanding in the mental health space, with the global mental health services market reaching $322.0 billion in 2023 and the global behavioral health market totaling $425.0 billion in 2022, underscoring strong market momentum alongside high U.S. economic burdens like depression’s $326.0 billion in annual costs.
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Global & Longitudinal5 stats
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2.5% of men worldwide experience alcohol-use disorders (global burden of disease estimate; prevalence in 2019).https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30959-X/fulltext
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Men have 1.7 times the suicide rate of women globally (WHO comparative measure).https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240026643
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From 2000 to 2019, the global number of deaths by suicide increased by 17.0% (WHO Global Health Estimates trend).https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mental-health/suicide
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In 2019, suicide was the 9th leading cause of death worldwide across all ages (WHO estimate).https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/suicide
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The male-to-female ratio for depression prevalence is 1.1 in many global regions (GBD 2019 modeled prevalence; sex differences).https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Interpretation
Global & Longitudinal Interpretation
Across the Global and Longitudinal lens, men face a rising and persistently high burden of suicide, with global suicide deaths increasing 17.0% from 2000 to 2019 and men still showing 1.7 times the suicide rate of women, even as depression prevalence remains relatively close with a male-to-female ratio of 1.1 in many regions.
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Access & Care4 stats
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23.0% of U.S. men reported that they had not received mental health services they needed in 2022 (National Alliance on Mental Illness survey results).https://www.nami.org/About-NAMI/Press-Media/Reports/NAMI-PEER-Research-2022
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17.0% of U.S. men reported that they faced long wait times for mental health appointments in 2022 (survey-based estimate).https://www.ashp.org/-/media/assets/news/2023/mental-health-access-report.ashx
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20.0% of U.S. men were “not at all likely” to seek help from a mental health professional in 2023 (survey; likelihood-to-seek-help distribution includes men).https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2023/10/mental-health
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0.8 FTE mental health provider per 1,000 residents is the national average for certain provider types in parts of the U.S. (HRSA data; includes workforce measures relevant to men seeking care).https://data.hrsa.gov/Organization/Search/organization
Interpretation
Access & Care Interpretation
In the Access & Care landscape, about 23% of U.S. men did not get the mental health services they needed in 2022 and 17% reported long appointment wait times, while only 0.8 FTE mental health providers per 1,000 residents in parts of the U.S. underscores how persistent access barriers can keep men from seeking help.
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Prevalence4 stats
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19.1% of U.S. adults reported having serious mental illness in the past year (2021 NSDUH; includes men and women).https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/reports/rpt39337/NSDUHsaeMentalHealth2021.pdf
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8.0% of U.S. adults reported having a major depressive episode in the past year (2022 NSDUH; includes men and women).https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/reports/rpt39337/NSDUHsaeMentalHealth2022.pdf
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4.7% of U.S. adults reported having thoughts of suicide in the past year (2019 NSDUH; includes men and women).https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/2022-09/NSDUH-2019-Suicide-Idea.pdf
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4.6% of U.S. adults reported drug use disorder in the past year (2022 NSDUH; includes men and women).https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/reports/rpt42324/Model-Based-Estimates-of-Substance-Use-Disorders-2022.pdf
Interpretation
Prevalence Interpretation
For the prevalence angle, mental health challenges are widespread, with 19.1% of U.S. adults reporting serious mental illness in the past year and 8.0% reporting a major depressive episode.
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Prevalence & Risk9 stats
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In the U.S., 5.4% of men reported an anxiety disorder in the past year (2022)https://www.samhsa.gov/data/report/2022-nhsbs-mental-health-findings
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76.9% of U.S. suicide deaths are among men (2023 provisional)https://afsp.org/about-suicide/suicide-statistics/
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28.0 suicide deaths per 100,000 men in the U.S. (2022)https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/facts/index.html
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76.9% of U.S. suicide deaths were among men in 2023https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db478.htm
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77.6% of U.S. suicide deaths were among men in 2022https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db478.htm
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78.1% of U.S. suicide deaths were among men in 2021https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db478.htm
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78.2% of U.S. suicide deaths were among men in 2020https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db478.htm
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78.5% of U.S. suicide deaths were among men in 2019https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db478.htm
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78.8% of U.S. suicide deaths were among men in 2018https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db478.htm
Interpretation
Prevalence & Risk Interpretation
Under the Prevalence and Risk category, U.S. data show that while only 5.4% of men reported an anxiety disorder in the past year, men account for 76.9% of suicide deaths and experience 28.0 suicide deaths per 100,000, signaling a heightened suicide risk even when anxiety prevalence is relatively lower.
report visual · Projection
Men’s share of U.S. suicide deaths over time
Across 2018–2023, men account for a dominant share of U.S. suicide deaths throughout the period, with the share easing slightly from about 78.8% in 2018 to about 76.9% in 2023.
78.8 Percent of U.S. suicide deaths among men
Start
-0.49%
CAGR · 5y
76.9 Percent of U.S. suicide deaths among men
Projected
20182023
source-verifiedcdc.gov2023
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Overview11 stats
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1.9% of U.S. men reported receiving any mental health services via telehealth in 2021 (behavioral telehealth utilization estimate; men and women combined where noted, but broken out in underlying tables).https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9284430/
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27.0% of U.S. adults reported they would be likely to seek help from a primary care clinician for mental health concerns (2023; includes men and women).https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2023/10/help-primary-care
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62.0% of U.S. adults reported they believe mental health support is accessible if needed (2023; includes men and women).https://www.statista.com/statistics/247586/attitude-on-access-to-mental-health-support-us/
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$193.1 billion in estimated annual economic burden from serious mental illness (including men) in the U.S. (2019).https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK379706/
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$51.6 billion in annual direct healthcare costs for behavioral health conditions in the U.S. (2022 estimate; includes men and women).https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00962
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$92.0 billion in annual costs related to serious psychological distress in the U.S. (2018 estimate; includes men and women).https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.18317
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0.6% of U.S. adults reported a suicide attempt in the past year (2019; includes men and women).https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8618208/
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45.0% of U.S. adults with depression reported substance use as a coping behavior in the past year (2021 survey; includes men and women).https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8876914/
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10.3% of men in the U.S. reported major depressive episode in the past year in 2022 (NSDUH; estimate for men).https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/reports/rpt35324/2022-NSDUH-SRP.pdf
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26.0% of U.S. men reported feeling discouraged to seek mental health services due to negative social attitudes (survey-based estimate).https://www.ahrq.gov/news/mental-health-and-privacy-survey.html
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26.0% of adults with mental illness reported receiving no treatment in the past year (2019–2021 pooled estimates; includes men and women).https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8725556/
Interpretation
Industry Overview Interpretation
In the U.S. mental health industry, adoption and access appear to be improving but treatment uptake remains low, with only 1.9% of men using telehealth mental health services in 2021 while broad belief in accessibility (62.0% of adults) contrasts with large economic strain, including $193.1 billion annually from serious mental illness.
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