2022 to 2024 data on internet search volumes for the term "Depression," broken down by user sex and age. The dataset is provided by author Rikako Shimizu and was last updated in May 2026. It is a small dataset, 9.5 KB in size, available in XLS format.
Use Cases
- Analyze temporal trends in public interest in depression based on yearly search data.
- Compare search behavior for depression across different demographic groups based on user sex.
- Investigate age-related patterns in mental health information-seeking based on user age groups.
Strengths
- Provides a multi-year time series covering 2022 to 2024.
- Includes demographic breakdowns by user sex and age.
Limitations
- Dataset is very small at 9.5 KB, indicating limited scope.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Rikako Shimizu via figshare
- Time Range
- 2022-2024
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-12 17:41:15; freshness should be verified.