Which Province Has the Highest Rate of Depression?
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The 2018 Basic Health Research (Riskesdas) by the Indonesian Ministry of Health shows that the prevalence of depression among Indonesians over 15 years old reached 6.1%. The highest prevalence of depression was found in Central Sulawesi at 12.3% and Gorontalo at 10.3%.
The next provinces with the highest prevalence of depression were East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) and North Maluku at 9.7% and 9.3% respectively. Jambi had the lowest prevalence of depression at 1.8%.
This research also states that the age group with the highest prevalence of depression is those aged 75 and over, at 8.9%. Furthermore, women are more susceptible to depression than men. The prevalence of depression was recorded at 7.4% for women and 4.7% for men. Unemployed individuals and fishermen also contributed to the highest rates of depression, at 8.1% and 6.9% respectively.
(Read Databoks: [Prevalence of Schizophrenia/Psychosis in Indonesia](https://databoks.katadata.co.id/datapublish/2019/10/08/persebaran-prevalensi-skizofreniapsikosis-di-indonesia))
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