About 27% of Europeans are likely to experience a mental health problem in a year

About 27% of Europeans are likely to experience a mental health problem in a year A 2011 update to the 2005 research once again found that 27% of Europeans experience a mental health condition in a given year, although because the population of the EU has grown and because the study covered a wider age range the estimate for the number affected went up from 83 million to 118 million. Given that more time has elapsed since then, and the EU’s population continues to grow, the number affected will now likely be even higher. Full Fact