15.1%
2025 (latest)
ADOLESCENT MAJOR DEPRESSIVE EPISODE, PAST YEAR
percent of adolescents aged 12–17 · 2004–2025 · lower is better · SAMHSA, National Survey on Drug Use and Health
9.0%
2004
20.8%
high · 2021
7.9%
low · 2006
+6.1 pts
since 2004
┊ dashed lines mark 2008 Global financial crisis · 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
Method & caveats. SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health, adolescents aged 12–17. 2004–2019 from the 2019 detailed tables' trend Table 11.2B; 2021 onward from the 2022/2024/2025 detailed tables. There is NO 2020 value: the 2020 survey was disrupted by the pandemic and SAMHSA says it is not comparable, and the 2021 redesign (web mode, new questions, new weighting) started a new baseline — SAMHSA advises against comparing 2021+ with earlier years, so the 2020 gap is a seam, not a missing year. Where a later release revised a year (2024 appears in both the 2024 and 2025 tables) the newer release wins. Breaks: 2021 multimode redesign; 2020 collection disrupted.
Sources
Every value on this page is read from the publisher below. Current and historical source documents:
- https://www.samhsa.gov/data/data-we-collect/nsduh-national-survey-drug-use-and-health
- https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/reports/rpt29394/NSDUHDetailedTabs2019/NSDUHDetailedTabs2019.zip
- https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/reports/rpt42728/NSDUHDetailedTabs2022/NSDUHDetailedTabs2022/2022-nsduh-detailed-tables.zip
- https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/reports/rpt56484/NSDUHDetailedTabs2024/NSDUHDetailedTabs2024/2024-nsduh-detailed-tables-072325.zip
- https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/reports/rpt57152/2025-nsduh-detailed-tables/2025-nsduh-detailed-tables.zip
- https://github.com/danielmiessler/substrate/tree/main/Data/US-Societal-Health
Data
| Year | Adolescent Major Depressive Episode, Past Year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.1% | −0.3 pts |
| 2024 | 15.4% | −2.7 pts |
| 2023 | 18.1% | −1.4 pts |
| 2022 | 19.5% | −1.3 pts |
| 2021 | 20.8% | +5.1 pts |
| 2019 | 15.7% | +1.3 pts |
| 2018 | 14.4% | +1.1 pts |
| 2017 | 13.3% | +0.5 pts |
| 2016 | 12.8% | +0.3 pts |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +1.1 pts |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +0.7 pts |
| 2013 | 10.7% | +1.6 pts |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +0.9 pts |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +0.2 pts |
| 2010 | 8.0% | −0.1 pts |
| 2009 | 8.1% | −0.2 pts |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +0.1 pts |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +0.3 pts |
| 2006 | 7.9% | −0.9 pts |
| 2005 | 8.8% | −0.2 pts |
| 2004 | 9.0% | — |
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