Global YLDs Contributed by Mental and Behavioral Disorders
- What are YLDs?
- The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that globally, 22.7 percent of YLDs are caused by disorders in the mental and behavioral disorders category.
- The WHO data below show the percentage of total global YLDs contributed by each disorder within the mental and behavioral disorders category.
- Major depressive disorder carries the heaviest burden of all disorders in the mental and behavioral disorders category, accounting for 8.13 percent of all global YLDs.
