Melbourne Leads the World with the Longest Night's Sleep: Study

People in Melbourne sleep more as compared to the people in London, Denver, Brisbane and Paris, according to a new study conducted by fitness tracker company Jawbone

People in Melbourne sleep more as compared to the people in London, Denver, Brisbane and Paris, according to a new study conducted by fitness tracker company Jawbone.

The second most populous city in Australia sleeps with 7 hours and 5 minutes on a nightly basis. Next to Melbourne is London, with their 7 hours and 2 minutes sleep in a day.

About Sleep Disorder
Sleep disorders can either be having difficulty in getting sleep or dozing off at inappropriate time.

The most awake city is identified as Tokyo. People in Tokyo collectively sleep the least - five hours and 44 minutes a night - to be exact. Tokyo is followed by South Korea with their 5 hours and 55 minutes sleep in a day.

Interestingly, the study also finds out how Brisbane people hit the bed early and leave the bed early as well while Moscow people sleep late and wake up sleepy. The company studied its UP fitness tracker users worldwide to create a "cultural thumbprint" of cities. In addition to sleep levels, Jawbone also tracked activity by counting the average steps per user in one day.

The brand declared Stockholm the most active city, with 8,876 steps per person per day, and Sao Paulo the least active, with 6,254 steps. However, it should be noted that the findings are merely a reflection of UP users’ sleep patterns rather than the general population.

About Sleep Disturbances
The physical, emotional and hormonal changes that occur in women during puberty, menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and menopause can cause Sleep Disturbances

The data about the cities with highest and least hours of sleep was published in the Wall Street Journal by the company. According to WSJ, the data tracks hundreds of thousands of UP users from Beijing to Orlando and gives an interesting glimpse into sleeping patterns. However, the report did not say how many cities were included in the study.

How much sleep is enough?

Sleep Disorders in Children - Overview, Types, Diagnosis, Management
Sleep disorders are problems in sleep that meet diagnostic criteria for a disorder. They include insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, parasomnias and narcolepsy.

The amount of sleep you need each day will change over the course of your life. The US National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute recommends 7 – 8 hours sleep a day for adults and 9 to 10 hours for teenagers.

Cities with most hours of sleep

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Circadian rhythm (also known as sleep/wake cycle or the body clock) is a biological process that follows an internal cycle of roughly 24 hours.

Melbourne, Australia: 7:05

London, United Kingdom: 7:02

Denver, Colorado: 7:02

Brisbane, Australia: 7:00

Paris, France: 7:00

Cities with least hours of sleep

Tokyo, Japan: 5:46

Seoul, South Korea: 5:55

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: 6:32

Singapore: 6:32

Source-Medindia