ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
SCHIZOPHRENIA
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0.1-0.3%
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0.3-0.7%
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0.7-1.0%
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1.0-1.3%
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Detailed explanation-1: -Schizophrenia affects approximately 24 million people or 1 in 300 people (0.32%) worldwide. This rate is 1 in 222 people (0.45%) among adults (2). It is not as common as many other mental disorders.
Detailed explanation-2: -Schizophrenia affects around 10.3–0.7% of people at some point in their life, or 21 million people worldwide as of 2020 (about one of every 285).
Detailed explanation-3: -In India, where about 1.1 billion people reside, the prevalence of schizophrenia is about 3/1000 individuals (Gururaj, Girish, & Isaac, 2005). It is more common in men, and in terms of age of onset, men tend to be younger by an average of about five years than women when they develop schizophrenia.
Detailed explanation-4: -During the 5 years from 2011 to 2015, the prevalence of schizophrenia increased from 0.63% to 0.94% (P<0.001); the average annual rate was 0.81%. The incidence of schizophrenia also increased from 0.71/1000 in 2011 to 0.98/1000 in 2015 (P<0.001); the average annual rate was 0.79/1000 (Table 1).