These statistics refer to mental disorders in children and young people
According to the 2001 Census there are about 8, 823, 293 five-sixteen year olds in Great Britain. Of these 4,381, 047 are aged between 5-10 years-old and 4, 442, 246 are aged between 11-16 years-old.
MENTAL DISORDERS
The figures below are based on the finding of the ONS’ Child and Adolescent Mental Health Survey, 2004. Any ballpark figures regaqrding the number of children with these disorders are estimates based on the prevalence rates found in this study, and the demographics listed above.
9.6% or nearly 850, 000 children and young people aged between 5-16 years have a mental disorder
7.7% or nearly 340,000 children aged 5-10 years have a mental disorder
11.5% or about 510, 000 young people aged between 11-16 years have a mental disorder
ANXIETY
3.3% or about 290,000 children and young people have an anxiety disorder
2.2% or about 96,000 children have an anxiety disorder
4.4% or about 195,000 young people have an anxiety disorder
DEPRESSION
0.9% or nearly 80, 000 children and young people are seriously depressed
0.2% or about 8,700 aged 5-10 year-olds are seriously depressed.
1.4% or about 62,000 aged 11-16 year-olds are seriously depressed.
CONDUCT DISORDERS
5.8% or just over 510,000 children and young people have a conduct disorder
4.9% or nearly 215,000 children have a conduct disorder
6.6% or just over 290,000 young people have a conduct disorder
HYPERKINETIC DISORDER (SEVER ADHD)
1.5% or just over 132,000 children and young people have severe ADHD
1.6% or about 70,000 children have severe ADHD
1.4% or about 62,000 young people have severe ADHD
References
1 Office for National Statistics (2004). Census 2001: national report for England and Wales. London: Office for National Statistics. See http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/
2 Registrar General for Scotland (2002). Scotland's Census 2001: population report. Edinburgh: General Register Office for Scotland. See http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files/01poprep.pdf
3 Green, H., McGinnity, A., Meltzer, H., et al. (2005). Mental health of children and young people in Great Britain 2004. London: Palgrave. See http://www.statistics.gov.uk/
