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Bipolar disorder prevalence
The estimated age-standardized prevalence of individuals with bipolar disorder, per 100 people.
Source
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2024) – with major processing by
Last updated
May 20, 2024
Next expected update
May 2028
Date range
1990–2021
Unit
%

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The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study provides a comprehensive assessment of global health trends. This dataset contains the prevalence of mental health conditions for a range of age-groups across males and females.

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“Data Page: Bipolar disorder prevalence”, part of the following publication: Saloni Dattani, Lucas Rodés-Guirao, Hannah Ritchie, and Max Roser (2023) - “Mental Health”. Data adapted from IHME, Global Burden of Disease. Retrieved from /grapher/bipolar-disorder-prevalence [online resource]
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IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2024) – with major processing by

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IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2024) – with major processing by . “Bipolar disorder prevalence” [dataset]. IHME, Global Burden of Disease, “Global Burden of Disease - Mental Health Prevalence” [original data]. Retrieved April 28, 2025 from /grapher/bipolar-disorder-prevalence