“Welcome to our new Sleep Disorder Support Foundation website”
We make every effort to keep our content current, informative and relevant.
“Welcome to our new Sleep Disorder Support Foundation website”
We make every effort to keep our content current, informative and relevant.
A terrific resource for patients, who face an absolute minefield of bureaucracy and uncertainty befo...
RECOMMENDED SLEEP TIMES
TODDLERS
Newborn (up to 3 months) 14/17 hours
Infant (up to 11 months) 12/15 hours
Toddler (up to 2 years) 11.14 hours
CHILDREN
Pre School (up to 5 years) 10/13 hours
School going (up to 13 years) 9/11 hours
Teen (up to 17 years) 8/10 hours
ADULTS
Young Adult (up to 25 years) 7/9 hours
Adult (up to 64 years) 7/9 hours
Older Adult (65 years plus) 7/8 hours
62% of adults experience a sleep problem on several nights each week (2,949,000 people)
30% of adults’ experienced Insomnia during the last year (1,472,000 people)
38% of adults unintentionally fell asleep, during the day, at least once in the past month (1,898,000 people)
90% of people who suffer from Depression also suffer from Insomnia
In developed countries/economies the following statistics are relevant:
(Statistical figures from The National Sleep Foundation (US).
Actual figures in brackets relate to Ireland (Republic) and are based on the CSO Population Figures for 2016.