WHO’s Mental Health Report Highlights and India’s Challenges

• Over 1 billion people worldwide are living with mental health disorders, including anxiety and depression.

• Mental health conditions are the second leading cause of long-term disability and contribute to loss of healthy life.

• Mental health conditions drive up healthcare costs and inflict substantial economic losses.

• WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, emphasizes the need for global investment and action to scale up mental health services.

• The report reveals that women are disproportionately impacted by mental health disorders, with anxiety and depressive disorders being the most prevalent.

• Suicide remains a devastating outcome, claiming an estimated 7,27,000 lives in 2021 alone.

• The economic impact of mental health disorders is significant, with depression and anxiety costing the global economy an estimated $1 trillion each year.

• Fewer countries have adopted rights-based mental health legislation and only 45% of countries evaluated laws in full compliance with international standards.

• Mental health investment remains stagnant, with median government spending at just 2% of total health budgets.

• Fewer than 10% of countries have fully transitioned to community-based care models.

• Integration of mental health into primary care is advancing, but only 22 countries provided sufficient data to estimate service coverage for psychosis.

• India’s direct mental health budget has remained at roughly ₹1,000 crore for recent fiscal years, with FY 2025-26 allocating ₹1,004 crore.

• India has a significant shortfall of mental health professionals, with roughly 0.7 psychiatrists per 100,000 people, far below the WHO’s recommended ratio of 3 per 100,000 people.

India Mental Health Challenges is important topic for Civil service exam (WBCS).

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