Ireland has been ranked among the ‘most stressed’ countries in Europe in new research that looks at the impact of the pandemic and the cost of living across the continent, reports Breaking News.
In a study by CBD company cbdolie.nl, European countries’ depression, prevalence of anxiety, reported levels of stress, reported levels of sadness, reported levels of pleasure and average weekly working time were examined. The most stressful country.
Each factor was included in the index to create an overall “stress score” out of 100.
The survey was conducted in 35 countries, but Ukraine and Russia dropped out of the ranking due to the ongoing war.
The survey shows that Greece is the most stressed country in Europe, with the highest score of 71.8 out of 100.
The prevalence of depression in Greece is 6.52 percent, the highest rate in Europe, with 57 percent of respondents reporting frequent stress, the second highest rate of any European country.
Turkey ranked second in Europe for stress with a total score of 71.2.
Turkey ranked highest in Europe for reports of high levels of stress, with 64 percent of residents reporting frequent stress. Turkey ranked highest in Europe for frequent feelings of sadness, with 49 percent of respondents reporting feeling sad frequently.
Portugal is the third most stressed country in Europe with a score of 68.4 out of 100. The Iberian nation has the third highest rate of depression in Europe with 5.88 percent of respondents reporting feeling depressed frequently, reports Breaking News.
Malta and Cyprus are fourth and fifth. Malta ranked highly due to a high level of weekly work of 37.9 hours and a significant level of frequent anxiety, which was reported by 6.97 per cent of respondents. Overall, Malta scored a stress score of 51.4 out of 100.
In contrast, Denmark ranks as the least stressed country in Europe with a stress score of 21.7 out of 100.
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