Sleep & Sleep Disorder Statistics
Below is a compilation of interesting statistics that relate to sleep and sleep disorders.
Sleep Disorder Statistics:
50-70 million US adults have a sleep disorder.
48.0% report snoring.
37.9% reported unintentionally falling asleep during the day at least once in the preceding month.
4.7% reported nodding off or falling asleep while driving at least once in the preceding month.
Drowsy driving is responsible for 1,550 fatalities and 40,000 nonfatal injuries annually in the United States.
Insomnia is the most common specific sleep disorder, with short term issues reported by about 30% of adults and chronic insomnia by 10%
25 Million U.S. adults have obstructive sleep apnea
9-21% of women have obstructive sleep apnea
24-31% of men have obstructive sleep apnea
3–5% of the overall proportion of obesity in adults could be attributable to short sleep
Sleep Deprivation Statistics:
37% of 20-39 year-olds report short sleep duration
40% of 40-59 year-olds report short sleep duration
35.3% adults report <7 hours of sleep during a typical 24-hour period.
100,000 deaths occur each year in US hospitals due to medical errors and sleep deprivation have been shown to make a significant contribution.
Sleep Needs by Age Group:
Adult: 7 – 9 hours
Teenager: 8 – 10 hours
Child 6 – 12 years: 9- 12 hours
Child 3 – 5 years: 10 – 13 hours (including naps)
Child 1 – 2 years: 11 – 14 hours (including naps)
Infants 4 -12 months: 12 – 16 hours (including naps)
References
Institute of Medicine. Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation: An Unmet Public Health Problem. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2006.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm6008.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4346655/#B4
http://www.aasmnet.org/articles.aspx?id=5043
US Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Center on Sleep Disorders Research, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. Drowsy driving and automobile crashes [National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Web Site]. Available at http://www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/drowsy_driving1/Drowsy.html#NCSDR/NHTSA
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3655374/
http://www.aasmnet.org/Resources/pdf/Pediatricsleepdurationconsensus.pdf, http://www.aasmnet.org/resources/pdf/pressroom/Adult-sleep-duration-consensus.pdf
vicky says
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Amit Ghule says
Thank you for compiling the statistics.
We are collecting data for a project based on sleep related issues.
Petar says
Can anyone tell me when were these statistics written and compiled? I want to use this article as a reference in a coursework. Thanks in advance.
DR Larry Martin says
I believe nutrition to play a massive factor in sleeping issues and that if individuals could make nutritional lifestyle changes, these statistics could be very different.