Last year, more than 1 million people suffered from depression...Women in their 20s accounted for the largest number of people in South Korea

The number of depression patients in South Korea has exceeded 1 million. Nam In-soon, a member of the South Korean National Assembly Health and Welfare Committee who is also a member of the Democratic Party, obtained the information from the National Health Insurance Corporation.
According to the “Current status of the number of people receiving treatment for depression over the past five years (2018-2022)”, the number of people receiving treatment for depression was 752,976 in 2018 and 752,976 in 2019.
The number continues to increase every year, with 799,011 people in 2019, 832,378 people in 2020, and 915,298 people in 2021.
In 2022, the number will reach 1,000,744, an increase of 32.9% compared to 2018. Number of patients treated for depression in 2022 by gender
There were 674,555 women, more than twice as many men as 326,189. By age, 185,942 people (18.6%) were in their 20s, the largest number, followed by 16 people in their 30s.
143,090 (14.3%) in their 60s, 142,086 (14.2%) in their 40s, 126,453 (12.6%) in their 50s, 110,883 in their 7s Man
(11.1%), followed by 71,021 (7.1%) people in their 80s or older. Over the past five years, the number of patients with depression has increased most rapidly among women in their 20s. 50,070 in 2018
The number of people increased from 696 to 121,534 in 2022, an increase of 110.65%. Congressman Nam said, ``In Korean society, where there are many psychological and social factors that fuel stress and anxiety, depression
We have no choice but to become vulnerable to such psychopathology.'' He added, ``Depression can improve if treated early, so it is important to improve the approachability of treatment by improving awareness of depression.''
Kida,” he said.