Figure 2
The line chart shows prevalence trends of mental disorders and unemployment between 1990 and 2020. Overall mental disorders remain constant around 15 percent. Depressive disorders and anxiety disorders both remain near 5 percent. Schizophrenia is steady around 3 percent. Eating disorders, bipolar disorder, drug use disorders, and alcohol use disorders stay between 1 and 2 percent. Unemployment fluctuates widely, peaking at around 11 percent in the mid-1990s, falling to 3 percent around 2005, then rising again to 10 percent around 2010 before dropping below 6 percent after 2015.Unemployment and Mental Health in Denmark 1990–2019
Source: Original design by the authors