Although more women are reporting high health status, mental health challenges are continuing to grow, according to a recent report from the United Health Foundation "America's Health Rankings."
The report considered social and economic factors, physical environment, clinical care, behaviors and health outcomes. Read about the methodology here.
Here are five takeaways on women's mental health from the report:
- Frequent mental distress among women ages 18 to 44 increased by 16 percent between 2018-2019 and 2020-2021.
- Depression among women ages 18 to 44 increased by 8 percent between 2018-2019 and 2020-2021.
- A total of 12.7 percent of women with a recent live birth experienced postpartum depression in 2021.
- The rate of diagnosed depression is 1.8 times higher for women compared with men.
- The rate of frequent mental distress is 1.5 times higher for women compared with men.