Figure 6
The chart presents prevalence of mental disorders and unemployment between 1990 and 2020. Mental disorders stay constant near 15 percent. Anxiety disorders remain at 5 percent. Depressive disorders stay close to 4 percent. Alcohol use disorders average around 2 percent. Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, and drug use disorders remain at 1 percent or less. Unemployment rises steeply from 2 percent in 1990 to 10 percent by 1995, then falls to 5 percent around 2000, rises again to 8 percent in 2010, and declines to around 6 percent by 2020.Unemployment and Mental Health in Sweden1990–2019
Source: Original design by the authors