Inhabitants of poor countries are happier than the rich
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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The people of the rich countries are less happy and more depressed than in the poor. Such data are quoted by the World Health Organization (WHO), which interviewed 89,000 people in a global study.
For example, in France, the Netherlands and the United States, more than 30% of respondents complained of depression, compared to 12% in China. In general, in high-income countries, at least once in a lifetime, one in seven experienced depression (15%), and in middle- and low-income countries - one in nine, that is 11%.
The champion of the number of depressed people is India. Here the highest level of depression in the world is 36%. According to experts, this is due to the fact that the country is experiencing unprecedented social and economic changes, which often cause a decadent mood in the society, according to a WHO study.
The study also showed that women suffer from depression twice as often as men. In total, in the world of these disorders are diagnosed in 120 million people. Psychologists warn: depression can have a negative impact on the person's ability to work, his relationships with others, as well as the quality of life. In the most severe cases, a mood disorder threatens to commit suicide. Annually in the world 850 thousand such cases are fixed.
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