Depression has long been one of the most dangerous and common diseases, which every year more and more people are exposed. She is like the plague of a new millennium. Depression pushes people to suicide, takes strength and desire to do something, darkens the external perception of the world and corrodes a person inside.
Modern psychologists notice the tendency of growth in the number of people prone to depression or prone to depression. General statistics indicate a huge number of people suffering from this mental illness. The causes of depression can be various factors: dismissal from work, deuce in school, failure in sports or the collapse of only an open business.
But these are all private cases. There are also more global factors, such as the socio-political stability of the whole state. Due to low living standards, political or economic crisis, depression can become a large-scale epidemic that affects a huge number of the country's population.
So, let's look at the top 10 of the most depressed countries of the world at the time of 2014.
10
Italy
- Population of the country: 61.4 million people.
- The average level of depression: 3.8%
- Depression is affected: ~ 2.33 million people.
Italy is a beautiful country that is washed by the Mediterranean Sea. Warm climate. Tasty food. Why are so many people depressed? The reason can be considered economic turmoil and regular political scandals. In recent years, Europe has been seriously shaken by economic crises. Italy has a direct relationship to pan-European troubles as one of their direct creators. The feeling of stability, security and confidence in the future is rapidly leaving the Italians, which leads to such a significant level of depression in the country.
9
Mexico
- Population of the country: 118.4 million people.
- The average level of depression: 4.8%
- Depression is affected: 5.68 million people.
In principle, Mexico's entry into the TOP 10 most depressed countries is not particularly surprising. The economic situation in the country has been lingering for many years and drug cartels have spread their networks almost to the whole country. Interesting is the fact that the higher the level of education of a resident of Mexico, the more he is subject to depression.
8
Spain
- Population of the country: 47.4 million people.
- The average level of depression: 4.9%
- Depression is affected: 2.32 million people.
Spain is a potential bankrupt, which can push the whole of Europe into the next hole of the financial crisis with all the ensuing consequences. Over the past few years, the economy has fallen significantly. Unemployment has exceeded 20%.The banking sector is on the brink of collapse. Bad business with the Spaniards. This causes an increased level of depression among the citizens of this beautiful country.
7
Belgium
- Population of the country: 10.4 million people.
- The average level of depression: 6.2%
- Depression is affected: 0.64 million people.
It would seem that Belgium is a prosperous European state. .. So it is. The reasons for the high level of depression in Belgium can be explained by the recently adopted law that legalized the euthanasia of children.
6
Lebanon
- Population of the country: 4.2 million people.
- The average level of depression: 6.6%
- Depression is affected: 0.28 million people.
Lebanon is a Middle Eastern state, washed on the western side by the Mediterranean Sea, bordered by Israel and Syria. Here, too, everything is clear. The Middle East, the localization of military conflicts, political instability. The people are depressed.
5
Colombia
- Population of the country: 45.7 million people.
- The average level of depression: 6.8%
- Depression prone: 3.1 million people.
Colombia has become a hostage of its rash political decisions. On the one hand, external political and economic sanctions from a number of countries. On the other hand, internal disorder.
4
Netherlands
- Population of the country: 16.8 million people.
- The average level of depression: 6.9%
- Depression is affected: 1.15 million people.
The Kingdom of Flowers is subject to depression not because of a poor state of the economy or political crisis. The reason may be a large number of drugs used by the inhabitants of the country. The way of life suppresses the Dutch.
3
France
- Population of the country: 63.5 million people.
- Average depression level: 8.5%
- Depression affected: 5.39 million people.
There have been a lot of changes and social conflicts in France recently. Increasing the payment for education in higher education institutions not so long ago caused a whole student revolution. The suburbs of Paris burned like the revolutionary Kiev Maydan. Youth in France is not easy. The unemployment rate is high. In addition, one of the main recipients for countries such as Greece, Italy or Spain is a country of melancholic lovers of frogs and connoisseurs of fine wines.
2
Ukraine
- Population of the country: 45.2 million people.
- The average level of depression: 9.1%
- Depression prone: 4.11 million people.
Recently Ukraine has undergone a lot of social upheavals. Revolution, murders, mass shooting of people, a change of government, internal split, the collapse of the economy and the development of terrorism. It's amazing that this country does not lead this rating of the most depressed countries in the world.
1
USA
- Population of the country: 320.2 million people.
- The average level of depression: 9.6%
- Depression is affected: 30.74 million people.
And now we meet the undisputed leader of the rating of the most depressed countries in the world - the USA.The reasons for such a high level of depression lie in the established socio-economic system. In the United States of America, only those who work like horses can live well. Social benefits are relatively low. This is no wonder, for one of the largest items of budget spending is defense. In addition, the mass of the population is afraid of terrorist acts. From the Boston explosions for a long time the inhabitants of the country will come back to normal.