Overview
- The Robert Koch‑Institut's 2024 ‚Gesundheit in Deutschland‘ panel, reported Wednesday, found a 35.3% prevalence of regular sleep problems among adults based on answers from about 27,000 people.
- The survey breaks symptoms down as roughly 31.7–32% reporting problems staying asleep, about 16% reporting trouble falling asleep, and about 12–13% experiencing both types of problems.
- The share of adults with sleep complaints rose from about 30.3% in the RKI's 2008–2011 DEGS 1 study to 35.3% in 2024, showing a measurable worsening in population sleep quality over time.
- RKI authors present increased evening smartphone use and multiple societal crises as plausible but unproven contributors, and they advise medical assessment for problems that persist and reduce daily functioning.
- Experts warn chronic insomnia can raise health‑care use and costs and increase risk for cardiovascular and mental disorders, and early action through sleep hygiene, therapy or medical care could curb long‑term harm.