No government spends more than 15% of its health budget on mental healthcare, and even there (England and Wales) this amounts to only 1% of GDP. Other countries spend less like in low-income countries. When we consider the huge impact of mental health on life satisfaction, these figures are disproportionately low when compared with other items of government expenditure.
No government spends more than 15% of its health budget on mental healthcare, and even there (England and Wales) this amounts to only 1% of GDP. Other countries spend less like in low-income countries. When we consider the huge impact of mental health on life satisfaction, these figures are disproportionately low when compared with other items of government expenditure.