Data: 

20% increase in driving accidents due to sleep deprivation

33% of adults have insomnia, more common in females and the elderly

40% higher risk of obesity due to sleep deprivation

23% of individuals have difficulty concentrating due to sleep deprivation

45% increase in depression symptoms due to lack of sleep

15% increase in cardiovascular risks due to lack of sleep

insomnia affects 70 million

sleep apnea affects 18 million

narcolepsy affects 200 thousand

recommended hours of sleep:

0-3 months: 14-17

4-11 months: 12-15

1-2 years: 11-14

3-5 years: 10-13

6-13 years: 9-11

14-17 years: 8-10

18-25 years: 7-9

26-64 years: 7-9

64+ years: 7-8

resources:

Nutt, David, et al. “Sleep Disorders as Core Symptoms of Depression.” Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience, Les Laboratoires Servier, 2008, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181883/. 

“Sleep Deprivation and Depression: What’s the Link?” WebMD, WebMD, 16 July 2020, www.webmd.com/depression/guide/depression-sleep-disorder#1. 

Bhaskar, Swapna, et al. “Prevalence of Chronic Insomnia in Adult Patients and Its Correlation with Medical Comorbidities.” Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd, 2016, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5353813/#:~:text=Various%20studies%20worldwide%20have%20shown,medical%20and%20mental%20ill%20health. 

Cooper, Christopher B, et al. “Sleep Deprivation and Obesity in Adults: a Brief Narrative Review.” BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, BMJ Publishing Group, 4 Oct. 2018, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6196958/#:~:text=A%20different%20epidemiological%20study%20of,of%20developing%20obesity%20by%2040%25. 

Rettner, Rachael. “Sleep-Deprived Teen Drivers More Likely to Crash.” LiveScience, Purch, 20 May 2013, www.livescience.com/34520-young-drivers-sleep-car-crashes.html#:~:text=Sleep%20deprivation%20is%20known%20to,United%20States%2C%20the%20researchers%20say. 

“Wake up and drive fatigue causes 20 percent of crashes.” StackPath, www.ehstoday.com/safety/article/21917988/wake-up-and-drive-fatigue-causes-20-percent-of-crashes. 

Colten, Harvey R. “Extent and Health Consequences of Chronic Sleep Loss and Sleep Disorders.” Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation: An Unmet Public Health Problem., U.S. National Library of Medicine, 1 Jan. 1970, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK19961/. 

“How Does Sleep Affect Your Heart Health?” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Jan. 2021, www.cdc.gov/bloodpressure/sleep.htm#:~:text=What%20health%20conditions%20are%20linked,attack%2C%20asthma%2C%20and%20depression.&text=Some%20of%20these%20health%20problems,%2C%20heart%20attack%2C%20and%20stroke. 

Bhaskar, Swapna, et al. “Prevalence of Chronic Insomnia in Adult Patients and Its Correlation with Medical Comorbidities.” Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd, 2016, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5353813/#:~:text=Various%20studies%20worldwide%20have%20shown,medical%20and%20mental%20ill%20health. 

“Sleep Apnea: Causes, Symptoms, Tests & Treatments.” Cleveland Clinic, my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/8718-sleep-apnea#:~:text=Sleep%20apnea%20occurs%20in%20about,patients%20with%20obstructive%20sleep%20apnea. 

“Narcolepsy Fast Facts.” Narcolepsy Network, 24 May 2019, narcolepsynetwork.org/about-narcolepsy/narcolepsy-fast-facts/#:~:text=Narcolepsy%20affects%20an%20estimated%201,diagnosed%20and%20are%20receiving%20treatment. 

Hunter, Gabrielle. “Sleeping through Life: Changes in Sleep as We Age.” The NeuRA Blog, 14 Aug. 2019, blog.neura.edu.au/2019/08/sleeping-life-changes-sleep-age/. 

“Sleep Deprivation.” Researchomatic, www.researchomatic.com/Sleep-Deprivation-31652.html#buytopicstep.

“Sleep Deprivation Facts & Dangers.” Visual.ly, visual.ly/community/Infographics/health/sleep-deprivation-facts-dangers?fb_comment_id=696403170416685_906742359382764.

For this project, I chose sleep deprivation statistics because I have realized the majority of people around me keep getting less than recommended hours of sleep and they do not seem to realize how important it is to get enough sleep. I chose the moon and the cloud to represent the nighttime, which is when most people sleep. I used the stars and night sky again as a way to represent nighttime. I chose to include blue as part of the sky because it is often used as a calming and peaceful color, much like you would want to be during sleep. for some statistics, I tried to use colors to represent them. for example, red represents danger violence of car accidents, the warm red/pink color for the cardiovascular risks represents the heart. the moon-like pie chart for insomnia represents the nighttime and sleep. I used different colors for the statistics to captivate the reader’s attention. the pills next to the depression symptoms statistics represent the antidepressants or medication people take to feel better which increases just but the amount of sleep they get. the heart next to cardiovascular risks statistics represents that I am talking about heart risks and helps give the reader a visual. Similar to the other two, I chose the car visual for the car crash statistics to represent the many cars in which people get injured every year because of fatigue. The colored part on the bar graph represents the recommend hours.