Guess What? Indians Are Getting The Best Sleep In the World!

No matter what we do during the day, at the end of it, all we look forward to is a good night’s sleep, isn’t it? Lately, quality shut-eye time is recognized as one of the most crucial contributors to good health. As much as we want to fall asleep like a baby, most of us aren’t able to. And the reasons behind this could be many — lifestyle, mental stress, lack of work-life balance, and so on. While people battle to find the real reasons behind their lack of sleep, a survey was conducted to understand the stats of how well individual countries were doing in terms of sleep. And guess what? You would be astonished to know that India came out on top, followed by Saudi Arabia and China. Let’s read more about this survey now.

The Survey

The survey named “The Philips Global Survey 2019” was an online survey that was conducted by the research team, KJT Group, for the brand, Philips. The surveys took into consideration the sleeping habits and sleep timings of nearly 11,006 humans aged 18 years and above. They studied 12 countries — Australia, India, China, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Germany, France, Japan, Netherlands, Canada, Singapore, the United States (1). The study found that 62 percent of people worldwide felt that they don’t sleep enough or sleep well.

Performance Of Various Countries

• India took the first place for best sleepers in the world, Saudi Arabia took the second spot and China came third.
• The worst in this survey was South Korea, and then Japan for their bad sleeping habits.
• Singapore (61 percent) and Canada (63 percent) were the countries that recorded the highest levels of worry or stress, which impacted their sleep.

Vital Findings Of This Survey

• The data collected by this survey showed that on an average, people all over the world are sleeping for merely 6.8 hours every night. And, on the weekend they managed to sleep for 7.8 hours.
• Out of every 10 adults, at least 4 of them complained that their sleep habits have only gotten worse over the last five years. And, only 26 percent of the people feel that their sleep has improved.
• Although eight hours of sleep is highly recommended, at least six in ten adults sleep lesser than eight hours every day. However, the survey also indicated that they compensate for the lost sleep over the weekends.
• Among couples (the ones that live together), an interesting discovery was made. 35 percent of the women either frequently or occasionally never sleep because of the problem of their partner snoring. Now, this is what most women call the “real” problem with their partners.
• At least six adults out of every ten have the problem of facing sleepiness during the day, and have these bouts at least twice a week.
• This is for all the pet lovers. 36 percent of adults in India and 30 percent of adults in the United States share beds with their pets according to this survey. How cute!
• 67 percent of people worldwide have complaints of disturbed or broken sleep (P.S. you’re not the only one, you see).

Of course, lifestyle factors play a very crucial role when it comes to an individual sleeping peacefully. But, according to this survey, these were the five top reasons around the world for sleep loss:

• Worry or stress (54 percent)
• School or work schedule (37 percent)
• Sleep environment (40 percent)
• Health condition (32 percent)
• Entertainment (36 percent)

The findings of this survey are like eye-openers to the entire world. Of course, it’s an issue to worry about, but worrying wouldn’t help, and we all know that. We can fix this problem by following some good sleeping habits. And we bring to you a list of healthy sleeping habits that will help you in the long run to achieve quality shut-eye time every day.

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1. Decide on a sleeping and waking time and stick to it even on your weekends. This will help bring your body’s circadian rhythm on track.
2. It makes sense to practice a relaxing bedtime ritual. For example, keeping all the gadgets away and staying away from bright lights before bedtime will relax your mind.
3. If you are someone who has trouble falling asleep at night, then you should highly consider avoiding afternoon naps.
4. Design your room in such a way that you feel the calming effect the moment you step inside.
5. It’s very important to sleep on a comfortable mattress with an even more comfortable pillow.
6. If you’ve failed in achieving a good night’s sleep in spite of trying out all ways to fall asleep peacefully, don’t hesitate to go consult a doctor and discuss your problem with them.

Let’s be more responsible towards our body and give it the rest that it rightfully deserves. Do you know of any more tips that will help achieve good sleep? Let us know in the comments section below.

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