This 101 page Report authored by the staff of the Rand Corporation office in Cambridge, UK provides a multi-country analysis of the economic costs associated with insufficient sleep. The report examines the economic burden of insufficient sleep across five different OECD countries. Taking into account the association between sleep deprivation and all-cause mortality, as well as work productivity, the findings of this study suggest that insufficient sleep can result in large economic costs in terms of lost work productivity and GDP.
Highlights in the Report include:
- Insufficient amount of sleep is a significant public health problem.
- Causes of insufficient sleep.
- Factors behind insufficient sleep patterns.
- Descriptive characteristics of the study.
- Findings from the regression analysis.
- Insufficient sleep and mortality.
- Quantifying the economic effects of insufficient sleep.
- Insufficient sleep and workplace productivity.
- Macroeconomic effects of insufficient sleep.
- Recommendations for individuals, employers and public entities.
The five OECD countries examined in this study include: U.S.A., UK, Japan, Germany and Canada.
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