Current, citable data on mental health and connection. Every figure below links to the original public source.
Last updated August 21, 2026. Data years vary by source, from 2022 to 2025.
Wellbeing is not a personality trait. It is shaped by health, honest support, time with other people, and habits that can hold under pressure. These figures offer a grounded starting point for writers, educators, community leaders, and anyone working to support men well.
This page reports what the sources say. It does not diagnose individuals or reduce anyone’s life to a number. For immediate emotional distress or thoughts of self-harm in the United States, call or text 988.
National estimates show that mental health needs are common among men, while treatment reaches fewer than half of men who report a mental illness.
19.7%
The National Institute of Mental Health defines this as a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder experienced in the past year.
SOURCE: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL ILLNESS (2022)41.6%
That compares with 56.9% of women with a mental illness in the same National Survey on Drug Use and Health data.
SOURCE: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL ILLNESS (2022)22.7per 100,000
The rate for males was nearly four times the rate for females, 5.9 per 100,000. A rate is not a measure of individual risk.
SOURCE: CDC NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS, CHANGES IN SUICIDE RATES IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 2022 TO 2023 (2023)36.2%
This was the highest prevalence among the adult age groups reported by the National Institute of Mental Health.
SOURCE: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL ILLNESS (2022)These nationwide figures are not male-only, but they show the wider conditions in which friendship, support, and belonging have to be built.
1 in 3
This is an all-adult measure, included here because connection is a practical part of men’s wellbeing, not an optional extra.
SOURCE: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, HEALTH EFFECTS OF SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS (2024)1 in 4
This is an all-adult measure from the CDC’s social connection reporting.
SOURCE: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, HEALTH EFFECTS OF SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS (2024)This fact sheet uses national public data from the National Institute of Mental Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Each statistic is linked directly to the source that reports it. The data is presented as reported, with the year kept beside each figure because release dates and data years are not always the same.
Suggested citation: +M Positive Masculinity. “Men's Wellbeing Statistics in the United States.” Updated August 21, 2026. https://m-positive.info/mens-wellbeing-statistics
Looking for practical reflection on character, connection, and purpose? Start with the Daily Cornerstones or read How to Be a Better Man.
