Key Takeaways

• Based on calculations, the market size of the women's mental health market in the US in 2020 was estimated to be around US$43.34 billion.
• Based on calculations, the market size of the women's mental health market in the US in 2021 was estimated to be around US$48.90 billion.
• The number of women adults in the United States who had any mental illness in 2020 was estimated to be around 33.66 million.

Introduction

Mental Health: Gender Distribution

• According to the 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health data published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the prevalence rate of adults in the United States with any mental illness was 21% in 2020.
• Based on the same data, the prevalence rate of women adults in the United States who had any mental illness was 25.8% in 2020 as compared to men at 15.8%. 
• The total population of US adults was 258.3 million in 2020. The percentage of women out of the total US population was 50.52% in 2020, as compared to 49.48% of men population. It was assumed that the percentage of gender break up would be the same for the US adult population.

• Thus, the total population of women adults was 130.49 million [258.3*50.52%] in 2020. {Data point 1}
• Similarly, the total population of men adults was 127.81 million [258.3*49.48%] in 2020. {Data point 2}

• The number of adults in the United States who had any mental illness was 52.9 million in 2020.

• Since all the numbers and percentages were rounded up in the research above, the sum of men and women adults (33.66 million + 20.19 million = 53.85 million) who had any mental illness was very close to the total US adult population in the US who had any mental illness (52.9 million). As a result, it is safe to assume that of all the adult population in the US who had any mental illness, approximately 33.66 million were women and 20.19 million were men {from data points 3 & 4}.
• Or in other words, of all the adult population in the US who had any mental illness, approximately 63% [(33.66 million/52.9 million*100)-1%] were women and 37% were men [(20.19 million/52.9 million*100)-1%]. {Data point 5}

Women's Mental Health: US Market Size 2020

• According to a report published by Fortune Business Insights, the US behavioral health market size was at US$68.79 billion in 2020.
• On comparison with popular global market size reports on mental health, it was found that the segments covered in the behavioral health market size were the same as the ones covered in the mental health market size. These market segments included behavioral and mental health, substance abuse, eating disorder, trauma or post-traumatic stress disorder, and other disorders.
• Thus, this research used behavioral health and mental health interchangeably in the calculations/research report.
• Here's an example of the global mental health market segmentation:

 

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• Here's an example of the US behavioral health market segmentation:

 

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• Based on calculations, the market size of the women's mental health market in the US in 2020 was estimated to be around US$43.34 billion.

Women's Mental Health: US Market Size 2021

• According to a report published by Fortune Business Insights, the US mental health market size was projected to reach US$77.62 billion in 2021.

• Based on calculations, the market size of the women's mental health market in the US in 2021 was estimated to be around US$48.90 billion.

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