Dataviz from https://www.ourbetterworld.org/story/mental-health-asia-numbers?utm_campaign=mental_health_repromote_2020_desktop&utm_content=Mental%20health%20in%20Asia%2C%20by%20country&utm_medium=msn-anaheim-us&utm_source=taboola#tblciGiCQ3otusSbAzXt7ivxx67xDPdMy-Kb7lMyUCLjnRke0uiCPuj0

1. 6%
4%
4%
86% 14%
2018 national survey,
Fourteen percent Singaporean have
experienced mental health condition in their
lifetime
Major depressive
disorder
Alcohol
abuse
Obsessive
compulsive
disorder
18%
82%
Eighteen percent
Singaporean youth live with
depression
Snapshot for SEA countries mental health and available resources comparison
No data available
from the text for
number of
Singaporean
experiencing mental
health problem at
one time (e.g. the
same year).
10.1%
0%
50%
100%
Attempted
suicide
As high as 40% Malaysian youth
aged 13 to 17 having at least one
mental health problem, resulted in
10% suicide attempt
Anxiety, 40%
Depression,
20%
Stress, 10%
11.2%
33%
0%
100%
2006 2020
Year
Malaysian having mental health
condition for age 16 and above
increasing 1.5%/year
Male, 2.5
Female,
1.7
Philippines suicide rates is 4.2 per
100,000 persons
Contemplat
ed taking
their lives,
11.6%
Attempted
taking their
lives, 1.9%
0%
50%
100%
One out of six Philippines youth (aged 13
to 17) who contemplated to take their
lives had also attempted to do so
Singapore PhilippinesMalaysia

2. Snapshot for SEA countries mental health and available resources comparison
Indonesia India
6%
94%
Six percent Indonesian aged
15 and above displayed
symptoms of anxiety or
depression
Youth
having
suicidal
thoughts,
19%
Youth has
had self-
harm,
8.6%
0%
50%
100%
Almost 1 out of five Indonesian youth
having suicidal thoughts, with almost
half of them have had self-harm
3.4
Indonesian
suicide rates, per
100,000 persons
10%
90%
In 2017, 10% Indian suffered from one
or more mental health problem
13.50
6.60
0.37
0.47
0.52
1.27
2.80
Australia
Developed countries average
India
Indonesia
Philippines
Malaysia
Singapore
Psychiatrists per 100,000 residents
Available supports are limited in
comparison to developed countries.
Note: for Indonesia and India, these
numbers include psychologists
An attempt to re-telling story from: an article in ourbetterworld.org
Jere Zhang, 2020