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This page presents information about trends in indicators related to mental health and wellbeing.

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High anxiety prevalence

Persons, 16+ years

Time period South West Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2011/12 20.3 19.4 21.1 21.7
2012/13 20.2 19.4 21.1 21
2013/14 19.2 18.3 20.1 20
2014/15 18.6 17.8 19.5 19.3
2015/16 18.5 17.7 19.3 19.4
2016/17 18.7 17.8 19.6 19.9
2017/18 19.6 18.7 20.5 20
2018/19 19.6 18.7 20.5 19.7
2019/20 21.2 20.2 22.1 21.9
2020/21 23.4 22.3 24.6 24.1
2021/22 22 20.8 23.2 22.6
2022/23 22.1 20.7 23.4 23.3

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Source: Annual Population Survey (APS), Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The line chart shows the percentage of people reporting high levels of anxiety. The proportion in the South West changed from 20.3% in the financial year ending 2012 to 22.1% in the financial year ending 2023.


Low happiness prevalence

Persons, 16+ years

Time period South West Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2011/12 10 9.3 10.6 10.7
2012/13 10 9.4 10.7 10.3
2013/14 9.6 8.9 10.3 9.6
2014/15 8.8 8.1 9.4 8.9
2015/16 8.4 7.8 9 8.8
2016/17 8.6 7.9 9.2 8.5
2017/18 7.4 6.9 8 8.2
2018/19 7.3 6.7 7.8 7.8
2019/20 8.2 7.5 8.8 8.8
2020/21 8.7 8 9.5 9.2
2021/22 8.1 7.3 8.9 8.4
2022/23 8.5 7.5 9.5 8.9

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Source: Annual Population Survey (APS), Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The line chart shows the percentage of people reporting low levels of happiness. The proportion in the South West changed from 10% in the financial year ending 2012 to 8.5% in the financial year ending 2023.


Depression prevalence (age 18 and over)

Persons, 18+ years

Time period South West Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2012/13 5.9 5.9 6 5.8
2013/14 6.7 6.6 6.7 6.5
2014/15 7.5 7.4 7.5 7.3
2015/16 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.3
2016/17 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.1
2017/18 10.1 10.1 10.2 9.9
2018/19 11.2 11.2 11.2 10.7
2019/20 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.6
2020/21 12.6 12.6 12.7 12.3
2021/22 13 13 13 12.7
2022/23 13.6 13.5 13.6 13.2

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Source: Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), NHS England

The line chart shows the percentage of patients aged 18 and over with depression recorded on practice disease register. The proportion in the South West increased from 5.9% in the financial year ending 2013 to 13.6% in the financial year ending 2023.


Mental health conditions prevalence

Persons, all ages

Time period South West Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2012/13 0.77 0.76 0.78 0.84
2013/14 0.79 0.78 0.8 0.86
2014/15 0.81 0.81 0.82 0.88
2015/16 0.84 0.83 0.84 0.9
2016/17 0.86 0.86 0.87 0.92
2017/18 0.89 0.88 0.89 0.94
2018/19 0.91 0.9 0.92 0.96
2019/20 0.87 0.86 0.87 0.93
2020/21 0.88 0.87 0.89 0.95
2021/22 0.89 0.88 0.9 0.95
2022/23 0.94 0.93 0.95 1

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Source: Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), NHS England

The line chart shows the percentage of patients with schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder and other psychoses recorded on practice disease register. The proportion in the South West increased from 0.77% in the financial year ending 2013 to 0.94% in the financial year ending 2023.


Hospital admissions for self-harm (ages 10 to 24 years)

Persons, 10-24 years

Time period South West Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2011/12 402 389 415 347
2012/13 444 431 458 349
2013/14 523 508 537 415
2014/15 539 525 554 401
2015/16 599 584 615 429
2016/17 580 565 596 405
2017/18 618 603 634 419
2018/19 676 660 693 442
2019/20 655 639 671 436
2020/21 622 607 639 421
2021/22 640 624 656 427
2022/23 512 498 526 319

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Source: NHS England

The line chart shows the rate of hospital admissions for intentional self-harm in people aged 10 to 24. The directly standardised rate in the South West increased from 402 per 100,000 in the financial year ending 2012 to 512 per 100,000 in the financial year ending 2023.


Emergency hospital admissions for self-harm

Persons, all ages

Time period South West Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2010/11 223 218.9 227 197.6
2011/12 229 224.9 233.1 197.2
2012/13 239.3 235.2 243.6 189.4
2013/14 253.6 249.3 257.9 205.4
2014/15 247.6 243.3 251.8 192.6
2015/16 254 249.8 258.4 195.9
2016/17 244.7 240.5 248.9 184.5
2017/18 248.1 243.9 252.3 184.5
2018/19 270.3 265.9 274.7 194.8
2019/20 260.7 256.4 265.1 191.2
2020/21 246.8 242.6 251 180.4
2021/22 218.9 215 222.9 163.7
2022/23 177.8 174.3 181.3 126.3

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Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities using NHS England Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) and Office for National Statistics (ONS) mid year population estimates

The line chart shows the rate of emergency hospital admissions for intentional self-harm. The directly standardised rate in the South West decreased from 223 per 100,000 in the financial year ending 2011 to 177.8 per 100,000 in the financial year ending 2023.


Premature mortality in adults with severe mental illness

Persons, 18-74 years

Time period South West Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2015 - 17 79 77.5 80.6 90.7
2016 - 18 81.5 79.9 83.1 94.9
2017 - 19 82.2 80.7 83.9 97.8
2018 - 20 84.7 83.1 86.3 103.6
2019 - 21 86.4 84.8 88 108
2020 - 22 88.4 86.7 90 111.2

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Source: NHS England

The line chart shows the rate of deaths from all causes for people with severe mental illness (referred to mental health services in the preceding 5 years) aged 18 to 74. The directly standardised rate in the South West increased from 79 per 100,000 in 2015 to 2017 to 88.4 per 100,000 in 2020 to 2022.


Suicide rate

Persons, 10+ years

Time period South West Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 - 03 10.4 9.9 11 10.3
2002 - 04 10.5 10 11.1 10.2
2003 - 05 10.4 9.9 11 10.1
2004 - 06 10.3 9.8 10.9 9.8
2005 - 07 9.7 9.2 10.3 9.4
2006 - 08 9.6 9.1 10.1 9.2
2007 - 09 9.9 9.4 10.5 9.3
2008 - 10 10.5 10 11.1 9.4
2009 - 11 11 10.4 11.5 9.5
2010 - 12 10.9 10.4 11.5 9.5
2011 - 13 11.3 10.7 11.8 9.8
2012 - 14 11.3 10.7 11.8 10
2013 - 15 11 10.5 11.5 10.1
2014 - 16 10.8 10.3 11.3 9.9
2015 - 17 10.6 10 11.1 9.5
2016 - 18 11 10.5 11.5 9.6
2017 - 19 11.2 10.7 11.8 10
2018 - 20 11.5 10.9 12 10.3
2019 - 21 11.9 11.3 12.4 10.4
2020 - 22 11.9 11.4 12.5 10.3

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Source: Office for National Statistics

The line chart shows the rate of deaths from suicide and injury of undetermined intent. The directly standardised rate in the South West increased from 10.4 per 100,000 in 2001 to 2003 to 11.9 per 100,000 in 2020 to 2022.