The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes a vision of healthy lives and well-being for all at all ages. This major report provides an update on progress towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region. It presents regional trends between 2010 and 2022 for 50 health-related SDG indicators using available data from WHO and estimates from other United Nations agencies. The report reveals some successes at the country level amid a marked slowdown regionally with setbacks across indicators on health health risks and determinants and access to services. We are at the halfway point for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: to reverse current trends and ensure the health and well-being of our population we must take bold steps now.

Mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders are common in all regions of the world, affecting every community and age group across all countries, regardless of income. Some 10% of the global burden of disease is attributed to these disorders, but the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that only 29% of people with psychosis and 40% of people with depression receive mental health services. The gaps in treatment vary across countries and from one mental health condition to another. For example, while 70% of people with psychosis are reported to be treated in high-income countries, only 12% receive mental health care in low-income countries. For depression, the gaps in service coverage are wide across all countries: even in high-income countries, nearly half of people with moderate to severe depression do not receive formal mental health care.