Media, Entertainment and Sport

This is why loneliness is bad for your health

A woman protects herself under an umbrella on the beach in Nice while heavy rain and storm hit southeastern France November 15, 2014. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (FRANCE - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)

Loneliness has been associated with high blood pressure and cholesterol, depression and Alzheimer’s disease. Image: REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Jed Magen
Share:
Our Impact
The Big Picture
Explore and monitor how Media, Entertainment and Sport is affecting economies, industries and global issues
A hand holding a looking glass by a lake
Crowdsource Innovation
Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale
Stay up to date:

Media, Entertainment and Sport

Share of adults reporting they felt lonely some/all of the time in the United Kingdom (UK) in November 2014, by age group Image: Statista
Have you read?
Don't miss any update on this topic

Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.

Sign up for free

License and Republishing

World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.

Related topics:
Media, Entertainment and SportUnited KingdomMental Health
Share:
World Economic Forum logo
Global Agenda

The Agenda Weekly

A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda

Subscribe today

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.

1:41

Heather Anderson, the first female athlete diagnosed with CTE

Douglas Broom

August 18, 2023

About Us

Events

Media

Partners & Members

  • Join Us

Language Editions

Privacy Policy & Terms of Service

© 2023 World Economic Forum