Sleep

C-
2018 Grade: C-

Benchmark

% of children and adolescents who meet the sleep recommendations (9-11 h per night for 6- to 13-year-olds; 8-10 h for 14- to 17-year-olds).

Key Findings
  • 36.9% of children with mean age of 7.6 years had ≥ 9 hours per night of sleep (n=421).
  • 31.3% of adolescents aged 12-15 years met the sleep guidelines (n=815).
  • 38.6% of adolescents in secondary form 1-5 aged 11-18 years met the sleep guidelines (n=692).
  • 46.7% of adolescents in grades 7-11 with mean age of 14.8 years met the sleep guidelines (n=1,667).
  • 58.6% of adolescents in grades 7-9 with mean age of 13.8 years met the sleep guidelines (n=414); baseline data of an intervention study.
  • 61.8% of children aged 5-12 years met the sleep guidelines (n=391).
  • 42.0% of children & adolescents with mean age of 12.3 years met the sleep guidelines (n=10,086).