Sleep deprivation costs US $411 billion every year: Study
The US is losing around $411 billion (around ₹28 lakh crore) annually through sleep-deprived or absent employees, global think tank RAND's study stated. The US loses 12 lakh working days annually, it added. The study also found that people sleeping below six hours are 13% more likely to die early than those sleeping up to nine hours daily.