Jennifer Mendoza
Research expert covering health, pharma and medtech
Sleep in the U.S. - Statistics & Facts
The average person will spend around one third of their life sleeping. While this might sound like a waste of time to some, sufficient and consistent sleep is an essential part of staying healthy and poor sleep can negatively affect a person's life in many ways. A survey of U.S. adults from 2022 found that almost half of respondents agreed that sleep has a major impact on their mood, their day at work, and their health in general. Nevertheless, almost half of adults in the United States say getting good sleep on a typical weekday is not a major priority for them and insufficient sleep is a problem for many people.
