Brazil is the fourth most stressed country in the world, according to the global report “World Mental Health Day 2024 “, released by the Ipsos Institute on Monday (14). Furthermore, around 77% of the Brazilian population has already reflected on the importance of taking care of their mental health, a very significant percentage.
The Brazilians who participated in the search indicated mental health as the main health problem faced in the country and this concern has increased in recent years. Only 18% cited mental health as the main problem in 2018. The jump occurred during the pandemic, when the topic was the most cited by 40% of respondents in 2021, 49% in 2022 and 52% last year, reaching a new peak now in 2024, with 54%.
To carry out the report, Ipsos interviewed a total of 23,274 adults aged between 18 and 74 in 31 countries, including, in addition to Brazil, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, the United States, New Zealand , Colombia, Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, India, Argentina and more. The interviews were carried out via an online platform between July 21st and Friday, August 4th, 2023.
62% of the world’s population feels stressed
Stress is not just a mental health problem in Brazil. According to the report, 62% of those interviewed (three out of five, on average) say they have felt so stressed that the symptom impacted their daily life at least once.
Mental health has also become a global concern. According to the study, mental health was the biggest problem reported in Chile, with 69%, followed by Sweden (68%) and Australia, with 60%. Brazil is ninth on the list, with 54% who agree with this statement. The countries that least agree are Mexico (25%), India (26%) and Japan (28%).
The survey also revealed that 46% of Gen Z women face significant impacts on their daily lives due to stress. In contrast, only 33% of men of the same generation reported feeling the effects on a daily basis.
In the view of the study authors, this difference suggests that women may be dealing with social and emotional pressures more intensely, reflecting patterns of behavior and gender expectations that still persist.
On the other hand, the “Baby Boomer” generation — born between 1945 and 1964 — presents significantly smaller numbers, with only 25% of women and 19% of men reporting impacts of stress on their routine. This indicates that mental illness and stress-related challenges hit younger generations, such as Gen Z, hardest.
This content was originally published in Brazil is the 4th most stressed country in the world, shows a report on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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