By the Numbers: 4 December 2023
$200 billion
The amount by which insomnia "pulls down the U.S. economy" every year, according to a recent article in the RAND Review -- Insomnia: The Multibillion-Dollar Problem Sapping World Productivity.
Other major economies also forgo tens of billions of dollars in lost productivity. The condition is so debilitating, researchers found, that sufferers would pay 14 percent of their income to get better sleep.
See also: The societal and economic burden of insomnia in adults: An international study
$200 billion
The amount by which insomnia "pulls down the U.S. economy" every year, according to a recent article in the RAND Review -- Insomnia: The Multibillion-Dollar Problem Sapping World Productivity.
Other major economies also forgo tens of billions of dollars in lost productivity. The condition is so debilitating, researchers found, that sufferers would pay 14 percent of their income to get better sleep.
See also: The societal and economic burden of insomnia in adults: An international study