World Happiness Report: Young people in the West becoming unhappier - BBC News
Researchers at the World Happiness Report said the findings should ring alarm bells for policy-makers.
12 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, PA MediaBy Jacqueline HowardBBC NewsPeople under the age of 30 are experiencing the equivalent of a mid-life crisis in some parts of the world, a new report has found.
The World Happiness Report gives an annual ranking of mood across the world, and for the first time has divided the data by age group.
Average happiness of young people is on the decline across the West, it found.
The shift has driven the US out of the top 20 happiest countries overall for the first time since reporting began.
Lithuania took out the top spot for young people, with its under-30 population rating their happiness an average of 7.6 out of 10.
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