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Composite stress
35.4Moderate▲ +4.3
90-day trend · stress rising
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Composite trend, 90 days

Daily-bucketed composite stress score. Dashed gridlines mark the band thresholds (25 / 45 / 65 / 80) — crossing one signals a category change.

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Stress by domain

Five weighted meta-indexes. Together they constitute the composite.

Economic
32.0moderate
weight 25%
Social
47.4elevated
weight 20%
Mental
23.6low
weight 20%
Technological
35.6moderate
weight 20%
Environmental
40.7moderate
weight 15%

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Japan Cools Slightly, But the Debt Clock Keeps Ticking

Japan's composite Human Stress Score reads 33.3 at this snapshot (2026 07 22), landing in the Moderate band and down 2.5 points from the previous reading — a modest easing, but one that leaves the country's structural fault lines untouched. Confidence on this read is full (100…

Indicators in detail

The raw measurements feeding into each meta-index, grouped by domain. Click any indicator to read the underlying source.

Economic8 indicators
Economic avg32.0

  • Unemployment Rate

    Share of the labor force without work but available and seeking employment.

    World Bank· 2031-12-31Fresh
    Raw
    2.50 %
    Stress
    3

  • Youth Unemployment Rate

    Unemployment rate among the population aged 15-24.

    World Bank· 2025-12-31Fresh
    Raw
    3.90 %
    Stress
    0

  • Gini Index

    Income inequality (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality).

    World Bank· 2020-12-31Very stale
    Raw
    32.3 index
    Stress
    24

  • Housing Affordability

    Median house price relative to median annual income (higher = less affordable).

    OECD· 2024-12-31Fresh
    Raw
    4.60 ratio
    Stress
    12

  • Inflation Rate

    Annual consumer price inflation (year-on-year % change). Sustained inflation above central-bank targets (typically 2%) is a meaningful economic stress signal.

    IMF World Economic Outlook· 2031-12-31Fresh
    Raw
    2.00 %
    Stress
    0

  • GDP Growth Rate

    Annual % growth of real gross domestic product. Negative = recession, very high (>8%) often reflects overheating or recovery from a crash.

    World Bank· 2025-12-31Fresh
    Raw
    1.19 %
    Stress
    40

  • Government Debt (% of GDP)

    General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF WEO October 2024). High debt constrains fiscal space for transition investment and is a structural stress signal. Japan ~252%, Italy ~139%, US ~123% — the high-debt regime is now fully visible across all 25 countries (previously WB lacked coverage for 12).

    IMF World Economic Outlook October 2024· 2024-12-31Fresh
    Raw
    252 % of GDP
    Stress
    100

  • Age Dependency Ratio

    Total dependents (under-15 and over-64) as a percentage of the working-age population (15-64). High values stress pension systems, healthcare budgets, and the productive economy; low values can signal aging crisis or population collapse.

    World Bank· 2025-12-31Fresh
    Raw
    70.2 % of working-age
    Stress
    75
Social7 indicators
Social avg47.4

  • Fertility Rate

    Births per woman; below 2.1 indicates below-replacement fertility.

    World Bank· 2024-12-31Fresh
    Raw
    1.15 births/woman
    Stress
    86

  • Divorce Rate

    Divorces per 1000 population per year.

    UN Statistics / national stats· 2023-12-31Aging
    Raw
    1.50 per 1000
    Stress
    0

  • Social Trust

    Share of adults who agree that most people can be trusted (higher = healthier).

    World Values Survey· 2023-12-31Aging
    Raw
    36.0 %
    Stress
    68

  • Loneliness

    Share of adults reporting frequent or persistent loneliness.

    OECD / Eurobarometer· 2023-12-31Aging
    Raw
    23.0 %
    Stress
    72

  • Adolescent Fertility Rate

    Births per 1,000 women aged 15-19. A composite signal of educational access, contraceptive availability, and economic opportunity for young women. Persistent high values mark inter-generational poverty traps.

    World Bank· 2024-12-31Fresh
    Raw
    1.63 per 1,000 women
    Stress
    0

  • Homicide Rate

    Intentional homicides per 100,000 population. The most universally collected violence metric — captures social cohesion, rule-of-law, and conflict exposure. Vast range: from 0.2 (JP) to 35+ (parts of Latin America).

    World Bank / UNODC· 2023-12-31Aging
    Raw
    0.23 per 100k
    Stress
    0

  • Work-Life Balance

    Percentage of dependent employees working very long hours (50+ hours per week). High values indicate structural overwork that erodes family time, leisure, and mental recovery. Korea (26.5%) and Türkiye (28.1%) lead globally; Netherlands and Sweden under 1%.

    OECD Employment Database 2024· 2024-12-31Fresh
    Raw
    17.8 % employees 50h+/week
    Stress
    58
Mental8 indicators
Mental avg23.6

  • Depression Prevalence

    Share of adults living with a depressive disorder.

    WHO / IHME· 2021-12-31Stale
    Raw
    2.70 %
    Stress
    12

  • Anxiety Prevalence

    Share of adults living with an anxiety disorder.

    WHO / IHME· 2021-12-31Stale
    Raw
    4.00 %
    Stress
    14

  • Workplace Burnout

    Share of workers reporting frequent burnout symptoms.

    Gallup State of the Global Workplace· 2024-12-31Fresh
    Raw
    35.0 %
    Stress
    13

  • Suicide Rate

    Suicides per 100,000 population per year.

    World Bank / WHO· 2021-12-31Stale
    Raw
    17.4 per 100K
    Stress
    50

  • Life Expectancy

    Average life expectancy at birth (years). Shorter life expectancy reflects accumulated public-health, mental-health, and lifestyle stresses.

    World Bank· 2024-12-31Fresh
    Raw
    84.0 years
    Stress
    0

  • Child Mortality (Under-5)

    Deaths of children under five years per 1,000 live births. A composite signal of healthcare access, maternal health, nutrition, and socioeconomic conditions.

    World Bank / UNICEF· 2024-12-31Fresh
    Raw
    2.40 per 1,000
    Stress
    1

  • Alcohol Consumption

    Total recorded alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol) among the population aged 15+. A coping-mechanism proxy and major contributor to disease burden, family stress, and mortality.

    World Bank / WHO Global Health Observatory· 2020-12-31Very stale
    Raw
    6.38 liters/year
    Stress
    28

  • Life Satisfaction

    Average self-reported life satisfaction on a 0-10 ladder (Cantril ladder). The most-tracked subjective wellbeing metric in cross-country comparison. Nordic countries top the rankings (7.4-7.5); South Africa and Türkiye sit near the bottom (4.9-5.7).

    OECD Better Life Index 2024· 2024-12-31Fresh
    Raw
    5.90 0-10 scale
    Stress
    53
Technological3 indicators
Technological avg35.6

  • Daily Screen Time

    Average hours of screen time per adult per day.

    DataReportal Digital Report· 2024-12-31Fresh
    Raw
    4.20 hours/day
    Stress
    17

  • Digital Addiction

    Share of adults reporting problematic device use.

    Pew Research / Eurostat ICT· 2023-12-31Aging
    Raw
    21.0 %
    Stress
    37

  • Automation Exposure

    Share of work activities potentially automatable by 2030 (McKinsey Generative AI estimates). Higher = more labour-displacement pressure from AI and automation. Service-heavy economies face higher exposure than agrarian ones.

    McKinsey Global Institute 2023· 2023-12-31Aging
    Raw
    27.0 %
    Stress
    53
Environmental5 indicators
Environmental avg40.7

  • Temperature Anomaly

    Annual mean temperature deviation from the 1951-1980 baseline.

    NASA GISS GISTEMP· 2025-12-31Fresh
    Raw
    0.01 °C
    Stress
    1

  • Water Stress

    Ratio of total water withdrawals to renewable water supply.

    WRI Aqueduct· 2023-12-31Aging
    Raw
    18.0 %
    Stress
    9

  • Air Pollution (PM2.5)

    Mean annual fine particulate matter concentration.

    WHO Ambient Air Quality DB· 2024-12-31Fresh
    Raw
    9.50 µg/m³
    Stress
    8

  • CO₂ Emissions per Capita

    Annual CO₂ emissions per person (metric tons). Tracks the country's climate footprint and dependence on fossil fuels.

    World Bank· 2024-12-31Fresh
    Raw
    7.84 tonnes/person
    Stress
    33

  • Renewable Energy Share

    Renewable energy consumption as a share of total final energy consumption. Higher = greener transition; lower = continued fossil-fuel dependence.

    World Bank· 2021-12-31Stale
    Raw
    8.80 %
    Stress
    93

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