Population of 24 million.
So take out the under 16's(20%) and people who won't go to the Doctor and those who self medicate it works out to be about easily 1 in 4 .
Antidepressant use doubles nationwide
Updated: 5:23 am, Sunday, 19 November 2017
The number of Australians on antidepressants has doubled in the past 17 years to 2.7 million users.
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The number of Australians on antidepressants has doubled in the past 17 years with only Iceland having a higher usage of the drugs.
More than 2.7 million Australians are on antidepressants, and with anti-anxiety medications making up 10 of the top 50 most-prescribed drugs on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
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