More women than men are diagnosed with mood disorders every year.

More New Zealand adults are being diagnosed with anxiety, depression and bipolar.

The number of Kiwis with mood disorders had climbed about 7 per cent since 2012, Ministry of Health statistics revealed.

Last year15 per cent of men and 24 per cent of women.

In 2012 11.9 per cen to of men and 20.3 per cent of women were diagnosed with such disorders.

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The statistics suggest more adults were becoming anxious or depressed, however the rise in diagnosis numbers could be because more sufferers were seeking medical help.

Depression.org.nz's working well guide suggested employers monitor staff's workload and encourage them to have a positive work-life balance to avoid depression.

Learn more about the information shown above, and explore more charts, at Figure.NZ's site.

An earlier version of this story incorrectly added the percentage of men and women together.