Figure 3
A line chart shows prevalence trends of mental disorders, specific conditions, and unemployment from 1990 to 2020 Finland.The chart tracks mental disorder prevalence alongside unemployment from 1990 to 2020. Mental disorders remain stable at around 15 percent. Anxiety disorders and depressive disorders are consistent near 5 percent. Schizophrenia stays at about 3 percent. Eating disorders, drug use disorders, and bipolar disorder each remain close to 1 percent. Alcohol use disorders are steady at around 2 percent. Unemployment rises sharply from 3 percent in 1990 to 17 percent in the mid-1990s, then declines to 10 percent in the early 2000s, before falling below 7 percent by 2020.

Unemployment and Mental Health in Finland 1990–2019

Source: Original design by the authors

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