General Sleep Statistics:

- Up to 15% of people are Sleepwalking.

- about 15% of people have restless leg syndrome

- Vehicular crashes are the third leading cause of death and injury in the

USA, and up to 20% of them are sleep related

- Untreated sleep apnea causes 500,000 motor vehicle crashes annually

- One in 20 men has sleep apnea

- Seizures occur more commonly during sleep than during waking hours

- Many tranquilizers actually decrease deeper stages of sleep that are

required for the restoration and fresh feeling in the morning

- Sleep loss of four hours is equivalent to being drunk with a blood alcohol

level of 0.1%

- One-third of young adults are pathologically sleepy during the day

- Sleep problems add an estimated $15.9 billion to national health care costs

• sources: Sleep Disorders Center study.

Insomnia Statistics

- 20-40% of all adults have insomnia in the course of any year

- 1 out of 3 people have insomnia at some point in their lives

- Over 70 million Americans suffer from disorders of sleep and wakefulness

- Of those, 60% have a chronic disorder

Sleep Apnea Statistics

- Over 18 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea

- An estimated 10 million Americans remain undiagnosed

- Over 50% of all apnea cases are diagnosed in people aged 40 and over

- More prevalent in men than women

- 4 to 9% of middle-aged men suffer from apnea

- 2 to 4% of middle-aged women suffer from apnea

Narcolepsy Statistics

- Affects as many as 200,000 Americans

- Fewer than 50,000 are diagnosed

- 8 to 12% have a close relative with the disease

- Affects men slightly more than women

- 20 to 25% of people with narcolepsy have all four symptoms

(excessive daytime sleepiness, sudden loss of muscle function, sleep paralysis, hallucinations)

Restless Leg Syndrome Statistics

- Affects as many as 10% of Americans

- Can begin at an early age and worsens with age

- Pregnancy or hormonal changes can temporarily worsen this disorder

Children & Sleep Statistics

- Over 2 million children suffer from sleep disorders

- Estimated that 30 to 40% of children to not sleep enough

- Children require an average of 9 to 10 hours of sleep each night

Women & Sleep Statistics

- Women are twice as likely as men to have difficulty falling and staying asleep

- Pregnancy can worsen sleep patterns

- Menopause and hormone changes cause changes in sleep

Older Adult Statistics

- Over half of those over the age of 65 experience disturbed sleep

- Those over 65 make up about 13% of the US population, but consume over 30% of prescription drug and 40% of sleeping pills.

* sources http://www.sleepmed.md