According to the study over 16 percent of those who were observed suffered from insomnia compared to an average of 20 percent in the western world. The study also revealed that a large population of Indians also struggled with sleeping disorders with women outnumbering men at 6.5 percent compared to 4.3 percent.
The researchers estimated that over 150 million people in Asia and Africa could be suffering from some form of sleeping disorders. "Therefore, these estimates suggest that sleep disturbances may represent a significant and unrecognized problem among older people in low-income settings. These findings further emphasize the global dimension of sleep problems as an emerging public health issue", the researchers wrote in their report.
Source: Medindia