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Common mental-health condition prevalence
Part of the Population Health domain. Share of working-age adults (aged 16–64) with a common mental health condition on the Clinical Interview Schedule-Revised (CIS-R score of 12 or more), the gold-standard clinical prevalence measure.
Latest data
Latest reading
2023/4
Change between the two latest observations (2014 to 2023/4), in stress score.
A higher reading is treated as worse for this indicator.
Score composition
Stress score
Since the August 2026 release
What changed on this indicator between the two releases: method only.
Blended from two measured components: (2/3 weight) and trend (1/3 weight); where no trend can be computed the metric is scored on its level alone. Volatility is published as a diagnostic and does not enter the blend. Full formula on the methodology page.
Level · 2/3 weight
Bounds: scored against fixed best/worst limits, used until a metric has about eight years of verified data to rank against.
Trend · 1/3 weight
Measured from the direction and size of the change between the two most recent readings.
Volatility · diagnostic, not blended
65Measured from how much this indicator has swung period on period across its recorded history.
Data confidence and provenance
Confidence and source
How much weight to put on the reading, the mean data-confidence across the component metrics (source quality, recency and completeness).
Source
Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey
- Update frequency
- Periodic (~7-yearly)
- Reliability
- high
Provenance
- Provider
- NHS England / NatCen
- Series ID
- nhse_apms
- Frequency
- Periodic (~7-yearly)
- Accessed
- 16 June 2026
Known weakness
The 16–64 CIS-R≥12 common-mental-health-condition measure. The Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey waves are irregular (~7-yearly: 1993, 2000, 2007, 2014, 2023/4), so the series cannot be interpolated and the latest change spans a decade.
Notes
Verified official value from NHS England / NatCen (nhse_apms), accessed 2026-06-16.
Historical values
History
| Period | Value | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 15.5 | |
| 2000 | 17.5 | |
| 2007 | 17.6 | |
| 2014 | 18.9 | |
| 2023/4 | 22.6 |