Crude prevalence of self-reported medical diagnosis of depression, with 95% CI, according to independent variables, nationally and by region
Independent variables | Brazil | Regions of Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
North | Northeast | Southeast | South | Central-West | ||||||||||||||
N | % | 95% CI | N | % | 95% CI | N | % | 95% CI | N | % | 95% CI | N | % | 95% CI | N | % | 95% CI | |
Self-reported depression | 8332 | 9.9 | 9.5 to 10.2 | 936 | 4.8 | 4.2 to 5.3 | 2301 | 6.7 | 6.3 to 7.1 | 2288 | 11.1 | 10.4 to 11.8 | 1732 | 14.8 | 13.9 to 15.7 | 1075 | 10.3 | 9.4 to 11.2 |
Geographical area | ||||||||||||||||||
Rural | 1386 | 7.2 | 6.6 to 7.8 | 201 | 3.3 | 2.7 to 3.9 | 513 | 5 | 4.3 to 5.7 | 257 | 9.5 | 7.9 to 11.1 | 303 | 15.4 | 13.2 to 17.7 | 112 | 6.9 | 5.3 to 8.4 |
Urban | 6946 | 10.3 | 9.9 to 10.7 | 735 | 5.2 | 4.5 to 5.9 | 1788 | 7.3 | 6.8 to 7.7 | 2031 | 11.2 | 10.5 to 11.9 | 1429 | 14.7 | 13.7 to 15.7 | 963 | 10.7 | 9.7 to 11.6 |
Sex | ||||||||||||||||||
Male | 1954 | 4.9 | 4.6 to 5.3 | 222 | 2.7 | 2.1 to 3.2 | 488 | 2.9 | 2.6 to 3.3 | 560 | 5.8 | 5.1 to 6.5 | 442 | 7.3 | 6.4 to 8.2 | 242 | 5.3 | 4.3 to 6.2 |
Female | 6378 | 14.3 | 13.7 to 14.9 | 714 | 6.8 | 5.9 to 7.6 | 1813 | 10 | 9.4 to 10.6 | 1728 | 15.8 | 14.6 to 16.9 | 1290 | 21.6 | 20.1 to 23.1 | 833 | 14.9 | 13.5 to 16.2 |
Age (years) | ||||||||||||||||||
15–19 | 174 | 4.8 | 3.8 to 5.9 | 28 | 2 | 1.0 to 3.0 | 55 | 3.1 | 2.1 to 4.1 | 39 | 5.3 | 3.0 to 7.6 | 29 | 6.8 | 3.9 to 9.7 | 23 | 9.5 | 5.7 to 13.3 |
20–29 | 752 | 5.8 | 5.1 to 6.6 | 120 | 3.5 | 2.7 to 4.4 | 185 | 3.5 | 2.8 to 4.2 | 193 | 7.2 | 5.5 to 8.9 | 149 | 8.9 | 7.1 to 10.6 | 105 | 5 | 3.6 to 6.3 |
30–39 | 1371 | 9 | 8.2 to 9.7 | 177 | 4.6 | 3.4 to 5.8 | 406 | 6 | 5.1 to 6.8 | 324 | 9.7 | 8.3 to 11.2 | 281 | 14.2 | 12.1 to 16.3 | 183 | 10.3 | 8.3 to 12.3 |
40–49 | 1747 | 12.6 | 11.6 to 13.6 | 203 | 6.7 | 5.1 to 8.3 | 502 | 8.5 | 7.5 to 9.5 | 493 | 14.7 | 12.6 to 16.7 | 326 | 17.4 | 15.1 to 19.8 | 223 | 12.5 | 10.4 to 14.6 |
50–59 | 1922 | 12.9 | 11.9 to 13.8 | 188 | 5.9 | 4.8 to 7.1 | 532 | 9.8 | 8.7 to 11.0 | 548 | 13.8 | 12.1 to 15.6 | 382 | 17.3 | 15.3 to 19.3 | 272 | 13.7 | 11.4 to 16.0 |
60–69 | 1417 | 13 | 12.0 to 14.1 | 139 | 6.1 | 4.6 to 7.7 | 381 | 9.6 | 8.1 to 11.1 | 404 | 13.7 | 11.8 to 15.6 | 332 | 19.7 | 17.3 to 22.1 | 161 | 11.4 | 8.6 to 14.1 |
70–79 | 705 | 10.7 | 9.5 to 11.9 | 63 | 6.1 | 3.7 to 8.5 | 176 | 7.1 | 5.8 to 8.4 | 212 | 11.2 | 9.0 to 13.4 | 168 | 16.6 | 13.6 to 19.5 | 86 | 10.8 | 7.9 to 13.7 |
≥80 | 244 | 9.3 | 7.5 to 11.0 | 18 | 4 | 1.6 to 6.4 | 64 | 5.5 | 3.6 to 7.3 | 75 | 9.9 | 6.6 to 13.1 | 65 | 16.8 | 11.3 to 22.2 | 22 | 11.3 | 5.8 to 16.7 |
Skin colour | ||||||||||||||||||
White | 3833 | 12.1 | 11.5 to 12.7 | 225 | 5.8 | 4.7 to 6.9 | 661 | 7.6 | 6.7 to 8.4 | 1160 | 12.5 | 11.4 to 13.6 | 1352 | 15.2 | 14.2 to 16.3 | 435 | 11.4 | 10.0 to 12.9 |
Black | 773 | 7.9 | 7.0 to 8.8 | 78 | 5.6 | 2.9 to 8.3 | 276 | 6.1 | 5.0 to 7.2 | 238 | 8.5 | 7.0 to 10.1 | 89 | 15.5 | 11.3 to 19.7 | 92 | 7.2 | 5.0 to 9.4 |
Others* | 3726 | 8.3 | 7.8 to 8.7 | 633 | 4.4 | 3.9 to 4.9 | 1364 | 6.5 | 6.0 to 7.0 | 890 | 10 | 9.0 to 11.1 | 291 | 13.2 | 11.3 to 15.0 | 548 | 10.2 | 9.0 to 11.4 |
Education (years of schooling) | ||||||||||||||||||
0 | 525 | 8 | 6.9 to 9.1 | 81 | 5.1 | 3.3 to 6.9 | 245 | 6.2 | 5.1 to 7.3 | 79 | 10.4 | 6.9 to 13.8 | 59 | 13.9 | 9.7 to 18.1 | 61 | 12.2 | 8.1 to 16.3 |
1–8 | 3377 | 10.5 | 10.0 to 11.1 | 335 | 4.3 | 3.7 to 4.9 | 1006 | 6.8 | 6.2 to 7.5 | 883 | 12 | 10.8 to 13.2 | 774 | 17.1 | 15.5 to 18.7 | 379 | 9.9 | 8.5 to 11.4 |
9–11 | 2417 | 8.4 | 7.9 to 9.0 | 277 | 4.5 | 3.4 to 5.7 | 651 | 5.9 | 5.3 to 6.5 | 690 | 9 | 8.0 to 10.1 | 464 | 12.4 | 10.9 to 13.9 | 335 | 9.9 | 8.4 to 11.4 |
≥12 | 2013 | 12 | 11.1 to 12.9 | 243 | 6.4 | 5.2 to 7.7 | 399 | 8.6 | 7.5 to 9.7 | 636 | 13.3 | 11.8 to 14.8 | 435 | 14.5 | 12.7 to 16.2 | 300 | 11.1 | 9.4 to 12.8 |
Marital status | ||||||||||||||||||
Married | 3119 | 10.1 | 9.6 to 10.7 | 332 | 5.4 | 4.4 to 6.4 | 807 | 7 | 6.4 to 7.7 | 913 | 10.8 | 9.7 to 11.8 | 687 | 15 | 13.5 to 16.4 | 380 | 9.7 | 8.5 to 10.9 |
Single | 3051 | 7.9 | 7.4 to 8.4 | 413 | 3.8 | 3.2 to 4.4 | 973 | 5.7 | 5.2 to 6.3 | 707 | 9.1 | 8.0 to 10.2 | 567 | 12 | 10.8 to 13.3 | 391 | 8.6 | 7.4 to 9.9 |
Widowed | 1011 | 14.2 | 12.9 to 15.4 | 86 | 8.5 | 5.6 to 11.4 | 269 | 9.2 | 7.7 to 10.6 | 301 | 15.5 | 13.3 to 17.7 | 225 | 19.3 | 16.3 to 22.4 | 130 | 17.2 | 13.2 to 21.2 |
Separated/ divorced | 1151 | 17.9 | 16.3 to 19.5 | 105 | 9.1 | 6.3 to 11.8 | 252 | 11.3 | 9.4 to 13.2 | 367 | 19.1 | 16.3 to 21.9 | 253 | 24.7 | 21.0 to 28.4 | 174 | 18.8 | 15.3 to 22.3 |
Currently smoking | ||||||||||||||||||
No | 7092 | 9.7 | 9.3 to 10.1 | 827 | 4.8 | 4.2 to 5.4 | 2003 | 6.5 | 6.1 to 6.9 | 1933 | 11 | 10.2 to 11.7 | 1436 | 14.5 | 13.5 to 15.5 | 893 | 10.1 | 9.1 to 11.0 |
Yes | 1240 | 11.4 | 10.4 to 12.4 | 109 | 4.4 | 3.2 to 5.6 | 298 | 8.1 | 6.6 to 9.6 | 355 | 11.9 | 10.0 to 13.7 | 296 | 16.6 | 14.4 to 18.9 | 182 | 12.1 | 9.8 to 14.4 |
Alcohol abuse | ||||||||||||||||||
No | 7418 | 10.6 | 10.2 to 11.0 | 836 | 5.1 | 4.5 to 5.8 | 2097 | 7.4 | 6.9 to 7.8 | 2006 | 11.8 | 11.0 to 12.6 | 1549 | 15.5 | 14.4 to 16.5 | 930 | 11.3 | 10.3 to 12.4 |
Yes | 914 | 6.4 | 5.7 to 7.0 | 100 | 2.9 | 2.1 to 3.6 | 204 | 3.2 | 2.6 to 3.9 | 282 | 7.7 | 6.4 to 9.0 | 183 | 10.8 | 8.7 to 12.9 | 145 | 6 | 4.8 to 7.3 |
Screen time (hours) | ||||||||||||||||||
<6 | 7625 | 9.9 | 9.6 to 10.3 | 832 | 4.5 | 4.1 to 5.0 | 2119 | 6.8 | 6.4 to 7.2 | 2081 | 11.2 | 10.5 to 12.0 | 1621 | 14.9 | 13.9 to 15.8 | 972 | 9.7 | 8.9 to 10.6 |
≥6 | 707 | 9.4 | 8.4 to 10.5 | 104 | 7 | 4.2 to 9.9 | 182 | 5.8 | 4.7 to 6.9 | 207 | 9.8 | 7.9 to 11.7 | 111 | 14 | 10.7 to 17.3 | 103 | 14.8 | 11.2 to 18.5 |
Physical disorders | ||||||||||||||||||
No | 3124 | 6.3 | 5.9 to 6.7 | 376 | 2.8 | 2.4 to 3.3 | 870 | 4.3 | 3.9 to 4.7 | 840 | 7.2 | 6.4 to 8.0 | 628 | 9.8 | 8.8 to 10.7 | 410 | 6.7 | 5.8 to 7.6 |
Yes | 5208 | 15.7 | 15.0 to 16.4 | 560 | 9.4 | 8.1 to 10.7 | 1431 | 11.2 | 10.4 to 12.0 | 1448 | 16.7 | 15.4 to 17.9 | 1104 | 21.9 | 20.3 to 23.5 | 665 | 16.9 | 15.1 to 18.7 |
Mental health comorbidity | ||||||||||||||||||
No | 6053 | 7.3 | 6.9 to 7.6 | 740 | 3.8 | 3.4 to 4.3 | 1664 | 4.9 | 4.6 to 5.2 | 1593 | 7.8 | 7.2 to 8.4 | 1290 | 11.7 | 10.9 to 12.6 | 766 | 7.9 | 7.1 to 8.7 |
Yes | 2279 | 48.6 | 46.3 to 50.9 | 196 | 42.2 | 34.0 to 50.5 | 637 | 38.4 | 35.0 to 41.9 | 695 | 53.1 | 49.1 to 57.0 | 442 | 51.9 | 47.0 to 56.8 | 309 | 44.9 | 39.3 to 50.5 |
*Others (indigenous, yellow and brown).