Estimates from the WHO showed that, in 2015, 5.8% of the Brazilian population lived with depressive disorders (World Health Organization, 2017). According to the National Health Survey (PNS, 2013), 7.6% of Brazilians aged 18 years and over have been diagnosed with depression. The higher prevalence data were among urban areas (8.0% vs 5.6% in rural), women (10.9% vs 3.9% in men), and people aged 60 to 64 years old (11.1% vs 3.9% among those 19 and 28 years old) (Brazilian Ministry of Health, 2013b).

References:

Brazilian Ministry of Health. (2013b). Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde 2013: Percepção do estado de saúde, estilos de vida e doenças crônicas. https://biblioteca.ibge.gov.br/visualizacao/livros/liv91110.pdf

World Health Organization. (2017). Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/254610/WHO-MSD-MER-2017.2-eng.pdf;jsessionid=F9B8AE77F2B1D3698E01577B2AFCBC03?sequence=1