United Kingdom
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
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The United Kingdom's composite Human Stress Score stands at 34.6 as of this snapshot — solidly in the MODERATE band, and unchanged from the previous reading (+0.0). This is the first Pulse entry for the UK, so there is no multi week trend to report yet, but the flat composite…
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· 2025-12-31FreshRaw4.75 %Stress15Youth Unemployment Rate
Unemployment rate among the population aged 15-24.
World Bank· 2025-12-31FreshRaw14.6 %Stress24Gini Index
Income inequality (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality).
World Bank· 2021-12-31StaleCounts at half weight in the score (3–5 years old).
Raw32.4 indexStress25Housing Affordability (estimate)
Approximate ratio of a typical home price to annual household income (higher = less affordable). Compiled estimate from OECD, IMF Global Housing Watch and national statistics; not an official OECD series. Treat cross-country differences under ~1 point as noise.
Compiled estimate (OECD / IMF GHW / national statistics)· 2024-12-31FreshRaw8.60 ratioStress43Inflation Rate
Annual consumer price inflation (year-on-year % change). Sustained inflation above central-bank targets (typically 2%) is a meaningful economic stress signal.
World Bank· 2025-12-31FreshRaw3.88 %Stress2GDP Growth Rate
Annual % growth of real gross domestic product. Negative = recession, very high (>8%) often reflects overheating or recovery from a crash.
World Bank· 2025-12-31FreshRaw1.39 %Stress37Government 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· 2024-12-31FreshRaw104 % of GDPStress44Age 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· 2025-12-31FreshRaw57.9 % of working-ageStress45
Fertility Rate
Births per woman; below 2.1 indicates below-replacement fertility.
World Bank· 2024-12-31FreshRaw1.55 births/womanStress50- Raw1.80 per 1000Stress9
Social Trust
Share of adults who agree that most people can be trusted (higher = healthier).
World Values Survey· 2023-12-31AgingRaw42.0 %Stress56Loneliness
Share of adults reporting frequent or persistent loneliness.
OECD / Eurobarometer· 2023-12-31AgingRaw21.0 %Stress64Adolescent 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· 2024-12-31FreshRaw7.82 per 1,000 womenStress4Homicide 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· 2021-12-31StaleCounts at half weight in the score (3–5 years old).
Raw1.12 per 100kStress0Work-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· 2024-12-31FreshRaw12.2 % employees 50h+/weekStress39
Depression Prevalence
Share of adults living with a depressive disorder.
WHO / IHME· 2021-12-31StaleCounts at half weight in the score (3–5 years old).
Raw3.90 %Stress32Anxiety Prevalence
Share of adults living with an anxiety disorder.
WHO / IHME· 2021-12-31StaleCounts at half weight in the score (3–5 years old).
Raw5.40 %Stress34Daily Stress (Employees)
Share of employees who say they experienced stress during a lot of the previous day (Gallup). A daily-emotion measure — not a clinical or occupational burnout diagnosis.
Gallup State of the Global Workplace· 2024-12-31FreshRaw39.0 %Stress23Suicide Rate
Suicides per 100,000 population per year.
World Bank· 2021-12-31StaleCounts at half weight in the score (3–5 years old).
Raw9.55 per 100KStress18Life Expectancy
Average life expectancy at birth (years). Shorter life expectancy reflects accumulated public-health, mental-health, and lifestyle stresses.
World Bank· 2024-12-31FreshRaw81.4 yearsStress3Child 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· 2024-12-31FreshRaw4.70 per 1,000Stress5Alcohol 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· 2020-12-31Very staleShown for reference — over 5 years old, excluded from the score.
Raw10.7 liters/yearStress64Life 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· 2024-12-31FreshRaw6.80 0-10 scaleStress30
Daily Screen Time
Average hours of screen time per adult per day.
DataReportal Digital Report· 2024-12-31FreshRaw6.00 hours/dayStress43Automation 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· 2023-12-31AgingRaw30.0 %Stress71Digital Addiction
Share of adults reporting problematic device use.
Pew Research / Eurostat ICT· 2023-12-31AgingRaw30.0 %Stress67
Temperature Anomaly
Annual mean temperature deviation from the 1951-1980 baseline.
NASA GISS GISTEMP· 2024-12-31FreshRaw1.50 °CStress60Water Stress
Ratio of total water withdrawals to renewable water supply.
WRI Aqueduct· 2023-12-31AgingRaw28.0 %Stress21Air Pollution (PM2.5)
Mean annual fine particulate matter concentration.
WHO Ambient Air Quality DB· 2024-12-31FreshRaw9.60 µg/m³Stress8CO₂ Emissions per Capita
Annual CO₂ emissions per person (metric tons). Tracks the country's climate footprint and dependence on fossil fuels.
World Bank· 2024-12-31FreshRaw4.22 tonnes/personStress12Renewable Energy Share
Renewable energy consumption as a share of total final energy consumption. Higher = greener transition; lower = continued fossil-fuel dependence.
World Bank· 2021-12-31StaleCounts at half weight in the score (3–5 years old).
Raw12.2 %Stress87
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