Sleep challenges across the world

BRAZIL

They are most likely to:

• Have trouble sleeping (46% vs. 32% total)
• Say worry/stress most limits their sleep (40% vs. 24%)
• Experience daytime drowsiness (62% vs. 45% total)
• Have decreased the amount of time spent fully asleep since the start of the pandemic (39% vs. 24% total)
• Never have been prescribed CPAP if they have sleep apnea (74% vs. 57%)

CHINA

• They are most willing to use telehealth for a sleep-related concern (71% vs. 58%)
• They are among the least likely to experience daytime drowsiness (30% vs. 45% total)

FRANCE

• Those in France are less likely to use a cell phone in bed (63% vs. 84%)
• Those in France who have been tested for sleep apnea are most likely to receive their results during an in-person visit (87% vs. 64%)

GERMANY

Those in Germany are less likely to: 

• Use a phone in bed (63% vs. 84%) and to fall asleep later than desired because of it (56% vs. 75%)
• Have had a telehealth appointment for any reason (12% vs. 31%)

INDIA

Those in India are more likely to:

• Feel they get enough sleep at night (74% vs. 58%) and feel well rested in the morning (73% vs. 59%)
• Have increased the amount of time spent fully asleep since the start of the pandemic (54% vs. 31% total) and to say their ability to sleep well has been positively impacted (39% vs. 23%)
• Have been tested for sleep apnea (29% vs. 17% total) and to have been tested in-home (55% vs. 42% total)
• Currently be using a variety of strategies to try to improve sleep; they are the most likely country to use meditation (41% vs. 25%) and sunrise alarm clocks (38% vs. 22%)

JAPAN

Those in Japan are less likely to: 

• Suffer from a condition that impacts their sleep (44% vs. 69% total) or say anything limits their sleep (69% vs. 87%)
• Have used any online resource or a healthcare provider to learn about sleep/sleep treatments (4-16% vs. 15-34%)
• Have received a formal diagnosis if tested for sleep apnea (63% vs. 82%)
• Have changed the amount of time spent fully asleep since the start of the pandemic (28% vs. 55% total) or experienced a new sleep challenge (48% vs. 70% total)

KOREA

Those in South Korea are more likely to:

• Have been tested for sleep apnea in a sleep lab/doctor’s office if they’ve been tested (76% vs. 46% total)

They are least likely to:

• Feel they get enough sleep (35% vs. 58%) or feel well-rested when they wake up (29% vs. 59%) at least some of the time