The top countries with the highest risk of winter SAD are from Europe

SAD, short for Seasonal Affective Disorder (also known as seasonal depression), is a type of depression that happens with seasonal changes. SAD can happen during winter and summer, with winter being more common. Lack of sunlight is often attributed to having winter SAD.

The visualization shows the Top 15 countries with the highest risk of having winter SAD, with 80% coming from Europe. Ths number of countries per region is as follows:

12 - Europe

2 - North America

1 - Ocenia

Several factors may come into play, however geographic location may have a big part in it, as majority of these countries are situated far north from the equator.

Read the full research here: https://wellnesspulse.com/research/a-global-map-of-winter-depression-2024-index-reveals-top-risk-nations/#a-risk-of-winter-pattern-sad-global-trends