Mental Health Statistics In Malaysia 2018
Unfortunately we have yet to see a specific mental health allocation in the health budget.
Mental health statistics in malaysia 2018. What policymakers fail to understand is that the direct costs of mental illnesses are less than the indirect costs for mental illnesses. The prevalence in females was slightly higher than in males but the difference was not significant 30 8 vs 27 6. This statistic displays the results of a survey asking individuals about the frequency of their visits to a mental health professional in malaysia in 2018. 2018 with the estimated costs exceeding 80 million usd manaf et al.
Every 3 in 10 adults aged 16 years and above have some sorts of mental health problems 29 2. Today approximately 30 of people in malaysia aged 16 years or older have mental health problems hassan et al. The prevalence of mental health problems among adults increased from 10 7 in 1996 to 11 2 in 2006 to 29 2 in 2015. Detentions under the mental health act 1983 in england 2018 19 by age.
The new 2018 budget has been tabled and there is an increase in the health ministry 2018 budget from rm 25 billion in 2017 to rm26 58 billion in 2018.