A Night Owl’s Guide to Staying Up All Night

Sleep Disorders

All around the world, the human race is unanimously failing to get enough sleep. It’s not that people just don’t like sleeping. A global survey conducted by Philips found that 96% of their participants valued sleep.

On their homepage, Sleep Cycle documents sleep statistics by country. Residents of Korea, Japan, and Iran get some of the worst quality rest. Meanwhile, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, and Finland report getting in some good quality beauty sleep.

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Sleep statistics by country

Source: Sleep Cycle

America is no exception. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 35% of adults in America sleep get less than seven hours of sleep per night.

There are many life factors that contribute to sleep deprivation, including work and diet. Sleep disorders have also become prevalent around the world.

The Good Body reports 60 million Americans suffer from Insomnia. 22 million have Sleep Apnea, 12 million have Restless Leg Syndrome, 3 million have a REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, while 0.2 million are struggling with Narcolepsy.

Although there are many symptoms associated with each of the disorders, the most accurate way to diagnose a sleep disorder is through a sleep study.

The Good Body’s research also identified a link between sleep deprivation and obesity, depression, as well as 20% of serious car crashes.

Sleep disorders have left nearly nine million Americans no choice other than to resort to prescription sleeping medication. These same medications contributed to over 500,000 fatal overdoses in 2010 in the United States alone.

Now imagine that on a global scale.