Surveys fielded in 2023 in 142 countries around the world found that the countries/regions in which people were most likely to state that they experienced stress in the previous day were Northern Cyprus, Israel, and Nigeria. In Israel, around 62 percent of respondents reported feeling stressed in the day prior to being surveyed. Stress is a major health problem around the world In 2023, a survey of adults from 31 countries asked what the biggest health problems facing their country were, and stress was the third most common response, behind cancer and mental health. The countries most likely to report stress as the biggest health problem in their country were South Korea, Turkey, and Switzerland. At that time, around 44 percent of people in South Korea felt stress was their country’s biggest health problem, compared to just 15 percent of people in India and Great Britain. Young people worldwide are more likely to report moderate to severe symptoms of stress, but still, a quarter of those aged 65 years and older reported having moderate to severe symptoms of stress in 2022. Causes of stress and its impact Although stress is a global problem, the causes of stress can vary from country to country. In the United States, some common sources of stress include personal finances, politics and current events, relationships with family and friends, and work. How stress manifests itself also differs, but common symptoms of stress include headache, fatigue, feeling nervous or anxious, feeling sad or depressed, and a loss of interest, motivation, and energy. A recent survey of U.S. adults found that around 36 percent stated that their mental health is negatively impacted when they feel stressed, while 32 percent said stress impacts their physical health. Some healthy ways to cope with stress include avoiding possible stress triggers like reading the news too often, exercising, eating healthy, talking to others, and avoiding drugs and alcohol.

Bahrain has one of the highest water stress levels in the world. Based on an index that reflects how much water is extracted in relation to the available renewable water supplies, Bahrain was graded five on a scale from zero to five, where five shows the highest level of water stress. Other countries with the highest scores were Cyprus, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, and Qatar.

In 2023, a survey of adults from 39 countries worldwide found respondents in Paraguay were most likely to report their stress/mental health as very good/quite good, while respondents in Argentina were least likely to report having good stress/mental health. This statistic shows the percentage of adults worldwide who stated their stress level/mental health was good or poor, by country.

Chile is one of the countries with the highest water stress levels in the world. Based on an index that reflects how much water is extracted in relation to the available renewable water supplies, Chile was graded 4.47 on a scale from zero to five, where five shows the highest level of water stress. Mexico ranked second among the Latin American and Caribbean countries most exposed to water stress, with four points.

In Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Italy, over half of respondents to a survey in 2022 reported to be experiencing stress. Furthermore, close to a fifth of respondents in most surveyed countries reported suffering from depression. Feelings of anxiety were highest in Germany, at nine percent. Depression in Europe Depression can affect anyone, however, there are some demographics that are more at risk. Typically, younger individuals have a higher risk of suffering from depression, as well as women and people with financial difficulties. Poland, followed by Greece and Cyprus, were the European countries with the highest share of adults at risk of depression in the EU in 2022. Direct costs of depression The direct costs of depression include the cost of medicines and medical professionals. The spending on antidepressant drugs varies greatly across European countries. Germany, the country with the largest population in Europe, sustained the highest spending in 2020 compared to other European countries, with 812 million U.S. dollars.

LAC is the most water-rich region in the world by most metrics; however, water resource distribution throughout the region does not correspond demand. To understand water risk throughout the region, this dataset provides population and land area estimates for factors related to water risk, allowing users to explore vulnerability throughout the region to multiple dimensions of water risk. This dataset contains estimates of populations living in areas of water stress and risk in 27 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) at the municipal level. The dataset contains categories of 18 factors related to water risk and 39 indices of water risk and population estimates within each with aggregations possible at the basin, state, country, and regional level. The population data used to generate this dataset were obtained from the WorldPop project 2020 UN-adjusted population projections, while estimates of water stress and risk come from WRI’s Aqueduct 3.0 Water Risk Framework. Municipal administrative boundaries are from the Database of Global Administrative Areas (GADM). For more information on the methodology users are invited to read IADB Technical Note IDB-TN-2411: “Scarcity in the Land of Plenty”, and WRIs “Aqueduct 3.0: Updated Decision-relevant Global Water Risk Indicators”.

This panel dataset was generated in the Spring of 2019 to complete the analysis of trends of both country level water stress and water productivity. Additional data was added to complete an econometric analysis of the relationships between productivity and stress as well as potential drivers of water stress. This Excel dataset was imported into Stata for the econometric analysis.

A 2023 survey of weekly gamers worldwide found that 87 percent of respondents in Brazil played video games to help them feel less stressed, the highest rate out of all observed markets. About 78 percent of respondents in the United States and the United Kingdom stated the same. In contrast, only 53 percent of gamers in South Korea claimed that video games helped them relieve feelings of stress.

Introduction

Mental Health Statistics: Mental health refers to the emotional and psychological aspects of social health and well-being. The World Health Organization states it to be a condition where an individual can deal with the daily stress of life and work fruitfully without compromising on health. For the most part, it is an essential aspect that needs to be addressed to ensure holistic well-being.

Likewise, we will go through the Mental Health Statistics and learn about the relevant elements of this health topic and learn more about it.

Since 2007, the American Psychological Association (APA) has commissioned an annual nationwide survey as part of its Mind/Body Health campaign to examine the state of stress across the country and understand its impact. The Stress in America survey measures attitudes and perceptions of stress among the general public and identifies leading sources of stress, common behaviors used to manage stress and the impact of stress on our lives. The results of the survey draw attention to the serious physical and emotional implications of stress and the inextricable link between the mind and body. From 2007 to 2023, the research has documented this connection among the general public as well as various sub-segments of the public. Each year, the Stress in America surveys aims to uncover different aspects of the stress/health connection via focusing on a particular topic and/or subgroup of the population. Below is a list of the focus of each of the Stress in America surveys. 2007-2018 Cumulative Dataset 2007 General Population 2008 Gender and Stress 2009 Parent Perceptions of Children's Stress 2010 Health Impact of Stress on Children and Families 2011 Our Health Risk 2012 Missing the Health Care Connection 2013 Are Teens Adopting Adults' Stress Habits 2014 Paying With Our Health 2015 The Impact of Discrimination 2016 Coping with Change, Part 1 2016 Coping with Change, Part 2: Technology and Social Media 2017 The State of Our Nation 2018 Stress and Generation Z 2019-2023 Cumulative Dataset 2019 Stress and Current Events 2020 COVID Tracker Wave 1 2020 COVID Tracker Wave 2 2020 COVID Tracker Wave 3 2020 A National Mental Health Crisis 2021 Pandemic Anniversary Survey 2021 Stress and Decision-Making During the Pandemic 2022 Pandemic Anniversary Survey 2022 Concerned for the Future, Beset by Inflation 2023 A Nation Recovering From Collective Trauma

This dataset is about book subjects. It has 3 rows and is filtered where the books is Sustainable development in water-stressed developing countries : a quantitative policy analysis. It features 10 columns including number of authors, number of books, earliest publication date, and latest publication date.

Water depletion is a measure of the fraction of available renewable water consumptively used by human activities within a watershed. Our characterization of water depletion uses calculations from WaterGAP3 to assess long-term average annual consumed fraction of renewably available water, then integrates seasonal depletion and dry-year depletion, also based on WaterGAP3 calculations, with average annual depletion into a unified scale. There are 8 water depletion categories: 100% depleted. For data reliability reasons, we include only the 15,091 watersheds larger than 1,000 km2, which constitute 90% of total land area. A large number of small coastal watersheds are excluded. Detailed information can be found in the open-access paper “Water Depletion: An improved metric for incorporating seasonal and dry-year water scarcity into water risk assessments” online at Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene

This dataset shows countries and river basins average exposure to five of Aqueducts water risk indicators baseline water stress, interannual variability, seasonal variability, flood occurrence, and drought severity Risk exposure scores are available for every country except Greenland and Antarctica , the 100 most populous river basins, and the 100 largest river basins by area Scores are also available for all industrial, agricultural, and domestic users average exposure to each indicator in each country and river basin.Follow datasource.kapsarc.org for timely data to advance energy economics research.

Respondents in the United States were more likely than people from other countries to report mental health concerns such as stress, anxiety, or great sadness since the COVID-19 outbreak. This statistic shows the percentage of adults in select countries who reported experiencing stress, anxiety, or great sadness that was difficult to cope with alone since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a survey conducted between March and May 2020.

This study examines the validity of the assumption that international large-scale land acquisition (LSLA) is motivated by the desire to secure control over water resources, which is commonly referred to as ‘water grabbing’. This assumption was repeatedly expressed in recent years, ascribing the said motivation to the Gulf States in particular. However, it must be considered of hypothetical nature, as the few global studies conducted so far focused primarily on the effects of LSLA on host countries or on trade in virtual water. In this study, we analyse the effects of 475 intended or concluded land deals recorded in the Land Matrix database on the water balance in both host and investor countries. We also examine how these effects relate to water stress and how they contribute to global trade in virtual water. The analysis shows that implementation of the LSLAs in our sample would result in global water savings based on virtual water trade. At the level of individual LSLA host countries, however, water use intensity would increase, particularly in 15 sub-Saharan states. From an investor country perspective, the analysis reveals that countries often suspected of using LSLA to relieve pressure on their domestic water resources—such as China, India, and all Gulf States except Saudi Arabia—invest in agricultural activities abroad that are less water-intensive compared to their average domestic crop production. Conversely, large investor countries such as the United States, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and Japan are disproportionately externalizing crop water consumption through their international land investments. Statistical analyses also show that host countries with abundant water resources are not per se favoured targets of LSLA. Indeed, further analysis reveals that land investments originating in water-stressed countries have only a weak tendency to target areas with a smaller water risk.

Background: In the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, and Oman), as in the rest of the world, the COVID-19 has been spreading since 2019, and it had a significant impact on various aspects of life. The outbreak and the restrictive measures imposed by countries to stop the spread of the virus could harm the mental health condition of the general population. This cross-sectional study aims to assess the impact of the pandemic on mental health and investigate the potential risk factors.Methods: An online survey was collected from individuals in GCC countries from May to October 2020. The final sample included 14,171 participants, 67.3% females and 60.4% younger than 35 years old. The survey consisted of depression, Anxiety, Insomnia, and post-traumatic stress questionnaires. Crude and adjusted Odds ratios are calculated using simple and multivariable logistic regressions to investigate the association between risk factors and mental health issues.Results: Endorsement rates for depression were 11,352 (80.1%), 9,544 (67.3%) for anxiety, 8,845 (63.9%) for insomnia and 9,046 (65.2%) for post-traumatic stress. Being female and younger age were associated with a higher likelihood of developing depression, anxiety, insomnia, and post-traumatic stress. In addition, participants with underlying psychological problems were three times more likely to develop depressive and post-traumatic stress symptoms.Conclusion: According to the findings, women, youth, singles, divorced individuals, and individuals with pre-existing psychological and medical conditions are subject to a higher risk of mental health problems during the pandemic, which policy-makers should consider when imposing restrictive measures.

This dashboard is part of SDGs Today. Please see sdgstoday.orgThe Falkenmark Water Stress Index is a widely used metric to characterize water stress based on annual renewable water supply per capita. Using this metric regions are considered to be facing absolute water stress if renewable water resources are <500 m3 per person, water stress if renewable water resources are between 500 and 1,000 m3 per person, and water scarcity if renewable water resources are between 1,000 and 1,700 m3 per person. Renewable water resources above 1,700 m3 per person are considered not stressed. This metric identifies the number of people living with each level of water stress globally, and by country during the most recent 12-month period. The metric will be smaller during relatively wet years and larger during relatively dry years. There are more sophisticated measures of water stress that compare the demand for water to the annual renewable supply of water. However, data challenges and computational complexity make it difficult to update this category of metric on a monthly basis with short lag times. Learn more about ISciences’ methodological framework here. Contact Daniel P. Baston (dbaston@isciences.com), Thomas M. Parris (parris@isciences.com) for more information.

In 2022, around 80 percent of employees in Germany stated that their stress level was usually high or moderate, while around 66 percent of employees in the Netherlands reported the same. This statistic illustrates the percentage of employees in select countries worldwide who said their stress level was usually high or moderate in 2022.

Agricultural Stress Index System (ASIS) is a global agricultural drought monitoring system developed and operated by FAO which enables to monitor agricultural areas affected by dry spells, or severe drought in extreme cases, using satellite data. It provides a collective quick-look indicators that facilitate the early identification of cropland/grassland with a high likelihood of water stress (drought). ASIS related products (maps, zonal statistics) are processed by FAO GIEWS (Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture) every 10 days. Pre-processed, published-ready maps, zonal statistics of ASIS are published FAO GIEWS Earth Observation website at: https://www.fao.org/giews/earthobservation/index.jsp?lang=en. All ASIS raster datasets are accessible through the FAO Hand-in-Hand Geospatial Portal, Web Map Service (WMS) and Google Earth Engine (GEE). More information, please visit ASIS Data Access page: https://www.fao.org/giews/earthobservation/access.jsp?lang=en Agricultural Stress Index System is composed of two type of indicators: seasonal indicators such as Agricultural Stress Index (ASI) to detect the severe agricultural drought, Drought Intensity to classify the severity of the drought and no-seasonal indicators, such as vegetation indicators (NDVI anomaly, VCI and VHI). The seasonal indicators are designed to allow easy identification of areas of cropped land with a high likelihood of water stress (drought). The indices are based on remote sensing data of vegetation and land surface temperature combined with information on agricultural cropping cycles derived from historical data and a global crop mask. The final maps highlight anomalous vegetation growth and potential drought in crop zones during the growing season. In ASIS, two cropping cycles (major season /minor season) and crop/grassland zones are applied. Some countries have three or four crop seasons within a crop year. For these countries, Global ASIS cannot properly capture the agricultural drought occurred between the first and the last season (e.g. for a country has four crop seasons, the drought occurred during the 2nd and 3rd season). The satellite data used in the calculation of the mean VHI and the ASI is the 10-day (dekadal) vegetation data from the METOP-AVHRR sensor at 1 km resolution (2007 and after). Data at 1 km resolution for the period 1984-2006 was derived from the NOAA-AVHRR dataset at 16 km resolution. The crop/grass mask is FAO GLC-SHARE. Pixel with at least 5% covered by the class is defined as a cropland/grassland pixel. Data license policy: Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC- SA 3.0 IGO) Recommended citation: © FAO - Agricultural Stress Index System (ASIS), http://www.fao.org/giews/earthobservation/, [Date accessed] For more information, please visit GIEWS Earth Observation website.

Context

In CDP competition's starter notebook, one of the KPI mentioned is shadow water price. The research paper used World Resources Institutes' data on water stress to estimate the shadow price.

Content

This is a geo file, a world map showing water stress by regions.

Acknowledgements

https://www.wri.org/resources/charts-graphs/water-stress-country

Inspiration

Shortage of water is one of the big consequences of climate change. This data reveals at regional level where the risky areas are and how severe is the problem.