Other Interesting Facts from 2024

• Mental health and the economy: Mental health issues cost more than $2.5 trillion per year, and this number is expected to grow to $6 trillion by the end of the decade. 

• Mental health and healthcare: Less than 3% of the global healthcare budget goes to mental health. 

• Mental health and age: 50% of people show signs of mental illness by age 14, but these signs are often not recognized until 10 years later. 

• Mental health and suicide: Suicide is a leading cause of death in young people, with up to 700,000 deaths per year. 

• Mental health and countries: Sweden is considered the country with the best mental health in 2024, followed by Luxembourg and Norway.