Signal Anxiety and depression rose over 25 percent after COVID-19 and 59 percent of young people fear the future because of climate change

Summary

The mental-health overview cites WHO findings from 2023 that the prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by about 25 percent or more after the COVID-19 pandemic. It also cites a 2024 UN figure that about 59 percent of young people aged 16 to 25 say climate change makes them afraid of the future. The survey adds that about one in eight people worldwide experience a mental health condition. It links these numbers to social isolation from digitalisation, comparison on social media, economic insecurity and eco-anxiety. Together the figures show mental health threats rising across age groups and becoming a global public-health and social risk.