A World Health Organisation (WHO) report released recently in Geneva has revealed that 10 per cent of global population suffers from one form of mental disorder or the other, a sharp decline from what it used to be.
The report said this was an indication that there was less than one mental health worker per 10,000 people worldwide, adding that, one in four people was affected by mental health disorder at some point in their lives.
It added that the report came amid predictions which indicated that depression would be the leading cause of global disease burden by 2030.
The WHO said suicide, which was the second most common cause of death among young people, affects some 900,000 people every year worldwide.
But the report also shows that 75 per cent of those suffering from severe mental disorder received no treatment.
Underlining the prevailing inequalities in access to mental health services, the WHO Mental Health report highlighted that global spending remained insufficient and lower middle income countries spend less than two dollars per capita per year on this sector.
It said this was in comparison to over 50 dollars spent per person annually in high-income countries.
The report noted that the disparity was also evident in the unequal access to services, showing that in low and middle income countries, an average of five mental health beds per 100,000 people were provided, compared to 50 beds in high-income countries.
By Martins Ifijeh
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