1、The Mental State of the World in 20241The Mental State of the World in 20242Dear Reader,While the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic may be behind us,its impact on Mind Health and Wellbeing continues to linger without signs of recovery.The global Internet-enabled population is still just managing to nav

2、igate lifes challenges and function productively.Little has changed in 2024.The most alarming trend continues to be the progressively diminished Mind Health and Wellbeing among younger generations,with each younger generation experiencing a steeper drop in Mind Health during the pandemic years.Our d

3、ata collected using the Mind Health Quotient(MHQ)which measures all aspects of mental function:emotional,social and cognitive shows that while older adults are doing well,a near majority of younger adults are experiencing functionally debilitating struggles or distress.This is not just about diminis

4、hed happiness which is only a small component of Mind Health but of the core mental functioning thats needed to navigate lifes challenges and function productively.Given these trends,we have shifted our approach this year.Rather than ranking countries by overall Mind Health and Wellbeing a measure h

5、eavily influenced by the age distribution of a country we present a clearer perspective of what the mental state or Mind Health of the world looks like across countries by age group.In addition,given that small differences in MHQ score are typically not statistically significant and therefore can be

6、 misleading,we categorize countries into broad groupings where differences are more meaningful.As always,all numbers can be found in the associated data tables for those who wish to explore the details.The overall picture is clear:in every region of the world,older adults are doing relatively well w