Figure 4
The chart presents prevalence of selected mental disorders and unemployment between 1990 and 2020, scaled for conditions under 8 percent. Anxiety disorders and depressive disorders remain steady near 5 percent. Schizophrenia holds around 3 percent. Eating disorders, drug use disorders, and alcohol use disorders stay between 1 and 2 percent. Bipolar disorder varies, peaking at nearly 8 percent around 2010, before falling to around 3 percent by 2020. Unemployment fluctuates widely, ranging from 2 to 7 percent across the period.Unemployment and Mental Health in Ireland 1990–2019
Source: Original design by the authors