Brazil
Composite trend, 90 days
Daily-bucketed composite stress score. Dashed gridlines mark the band thresholds (25 / 45 / 65 / 80) — crossing one signals a category change.
Stress by domain
Five weighted meta-indexes. Together they constitute the composite.
Latest Pulse
All Pulses →Brazil's Trust Deficit Meets a Screen-Time Surge
Brazil's composite Human Stress Score reads 40.0 at this week's snapshot — a MODERATE reading, down 1.5 points from the prior snapshot. As the first Pulse published for Brazil, there is no longer trend to describe, but the internal spread across meta indexes tells a clear stor…
Indicators in detail
The raw measurements feeding into each meta-index, grouped by domain. Click any indicator to read the underlying source.
Unemployment Rate
Share of the labor force without work but available and seeking employment.
World Bank· 2031-12-31FreshRaw7.40 %Stress30Youth Unemployment Rate
Unemployment rate among the population aged 15-24.
World Bank· 2025-12-31FreshRaw14.0 %Stress23Gini Index
Income inequality (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality).
World Bank· 2024-12-31FreshRaw50.3 indexStress84Housing Affordability
Median house price relative to median annual income (higher = less affordable).
OECD· 2024-12-31FreshRaw7.80 ratioStress37Inflation Rate
Annual consumer price inflation (year-on-year % change). Sustained inflation above central-bank targets (typically 2%) is a meaningful economic stress signal.
IMF World Economic Outlook· 2031-12-31FreshRaw3.00 %Stress1GDP Growth Rate
Annual % growth of real gross domestic product. Negative = recession, very high (>8%) often reflects overheating or recovery from a crash.
World Bank· 2025-12-31FreshRaw2.29 %Stress25Government Debt (% of GDP)
General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF WEO October 2024). High debt constrains fiscal space for transition investment and is a structural stress signal. Japan ~252%, Italy ~139%, US ~123% — the high-debt regime is now fully visible across all 25 countries (previously WB lacked coverage for 12).
IMF World Economic Outlook October 2024· 2024-12-31FreshRaw88.0 % of GDPStress34Age Dependency Ratio
Total dependents (under-15 and over-64) as a percentage of the working-age population (15-64). High values stress pension systems, healthcare budgets, and the productive economy; low values can signal aging crisis or population collapse.
World Bank· 2025-12-31FreshRaw44.6 % of working-ageStress12
Fertility Rate
Births per woman; below 2.1 indicates below-replacement fertility.
World Bank· 2024-12-31FreshRaw1.61 births/womanStress44- Raw1.60 per 1000Stress3
Social Trust
Share of adults who agree that most people can be trusted (higher = healthier).
World Values Survey· 2023-12-31AgingRaw7.00 %Stress100Loneliness
Share of adults reporting frequent or persistent loneliness.
OECD / Eurobarometer· 2023-12-31AgingRaw13.0 %Stress32Adolescent Fertility Rate
Births per 1,000 women aged 15-19. A composite signal of educational access, contraceptive availability, and economic opportunity for young women. Persistent high values mark inter-generational poverty traps.
World Bank· 2024-12-31FreshRaw41.5 per 1,000 womenStress49Homicide Rate
Intentional homicides per 100,000 population. The most universally collected violence metric — captures social cohesion, rule-of-law, and conflict exposure. Vast range: from 0.2 (JP) to 35+ (parts of Latin America).
World Bank / UNODC· 2023-12-31AgingRaw19.3 per 100kStress47Work-Life Balance
Percentage of dependent employees working very long hours (50+ hours per week). High values indicate structural overwork that erodes family time, leisure, and mental recovery. Korea (26.5%) and Türkiye (28.1%) lead globally; Netherlands and Sweden under 1%.
OECD Employment Database 2024· 2024-12-31FreshRaw7.60 % employees 50h+/weekStress23
- Raw5.60 %Stress60
- Raw9.30 %Stress90
Workplace Burnout
Share of workers reporting frequent burnout symptoms.
Gallup State of the Global Workplace· 2024-12-31FreshRaw41.0 %Stress28- Raw7.59 per 100KStress10
Life Expectancy
Average life expectancy at birth (years). Shorter life expectancy reflects accumulated public-health, mental-health, and lifestyle stresses.
World Bank· 2024-12-31FreshRaw76.0 yearsStress27Child Mortality (Under-5)
Deaths of children under five years per 1,000 live births. A composite signal of healthcare access, maternal health, nutrition, and socioeconomic conditions.
World Bank / UNICEF· 2024-12-31FreshRaw14.2 per 1,000Stress21Alcohol Consumption
Total recorded alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol) among the population aged 15+. A coping-mechanism proxy and major contributor to disease burden, family stress, and mortality.
World Bank / WHO Global Health Observatory· 2020-12-31Very staleRaw7.70 liters/yearStress39Life Satisfaction
Average self-reported life satisfaction on a 0-10 ladder (Cantril ladder). The most-tracked subjective wellbeing metric in cross-country comparison. Nordic countries top the rankings (7.4-7.5); South Africa and Türkiye sit near the bottom (4.9-5.7).
OECD Better Life Index 2024· 2024-12-31FreshRaw6.10 0-10 scaleStress48
Daily Screen Time
Average hours of screen time per adult per day.
DataReportal Digital Report· 2024-12-31FreshRaw9.10 hours/dayStress87Digital Addiction
Share of adults reporting problematic device use.
Pew Research / Eurostat ICT· 2023-12-31AgingRaw32.0 %Stress73Automation Exposure
Share of work activities potentially automatable by 2030 (McKinsey Generative AI estimates). Higher = more labour-displacement pressure from AI and automation. Service-heavy economies face higher exposure than agrarian ones.
McKinsey Global Institute 2023· 2023-12-31AgingRaw24.0 %Stress35
Temperature Anomaly
Annual mean temperature deviation from the 1951-1980 baseline.
NASA GISS GISTEMP· 2025-12-31FreshRaw0.01 °CStress1Water Stress
Ratio of total water withdrawals to renewable water supply.
WRI Aqueduct· 2023-12-31AgingRaw22.0 %Stress14Air Pollution (PM2.5)
Mean annual fine particulate matter concentration.
WHO Ambient Air Quality DB· 2024-12-31FreshRaw14.0 µg/m³Stress16CO₂ Emissions per Capita
Annual CO₂ emissions per person (metric tons). Tracks the country's climate footprint and dependence on fossil fuels.
World Bank· 2024-12-31FreshRaw2.32 tonnes/personStress2Renewable Energy Share
Renewable energy consumption as a share of total final energy consumption. Higher = greener transition; lower = continued fossil-fuel dependence.
World Bank· 2021-12-31StaleRaw46.5 %Stress25
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