Majority of Finns receive mental health diagnosis in their lifetime

Over 70 percent of people in Finland are diagnosed with a mental health, behavioural, or neurodevelopmental disorder by the age of 100, according to new research from the University of Helsinki.

The study analysed health records of all Finnish residents aged 1 to 100 from 2000 to 2020. It found that 77 percent of women and 70 percent of men receive a diagnosis. When excluding memory disorders and mental health conditions related to physical illnesses, the figures fall to 66 percent for women and 60 percent for men.