Which Province Has the Highest Rate of Depression?

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))