PROBLEM
In the Philippines, mental health disorders cause
2 million+
healthy years of life lost and
15 million cases
of compromised mental health
Philippines is the
2nd country
with the highest number of healthy years of life lost to mental health cases
in people aged 5-24 in southeast Asia.
24.4%
of 13 to 15-year-old Filipino students have attempted suicide
one or more times in the past 12 months*
* According to the Philippines' 2019 global school based health survey report
The global average of mental health workers is 9 mental health workers per 100,000 people.
The Philippines only has 1/3 of the global average.
Mental health workers per 100,000 population
Global Average
PHILIPPINES
