Hong Kong drops to bottom in APAC well-being survey third year in a row

9 out of 10 Hong Kongers are stressed, Cigna Hong Kong reveals.

Hong Kong is once again at the lowest amongst Asia Pacific markets for the third year running in the 2022 Cigna 360 Global Well-Being Survey.

The survey, conducted by Cigna International Markets with Kantar, revealed that stress is prevalent amongst Hong Kongers with almost nine out of 10 feeling stressed and 19% of this saying they find the stress unmanageable.

The top stressor is uncertainty about the future (40%), over one-third (34%) are concerned about their personal financial situation, and 22% point to a heavy workload as a major cause of stress. 

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97% of Hongkongers are also experiencing burnout, with 39% saying they feel more tired or drained, and 27% more helpless, trapped, or defeated than usual, during the time this research was conducted.

Meanwhile, 47% of stressed respondents had their sleep disrupted, whilst 35% could not concentrate and focus on tasks. Stressed respondents also said they felt depressed (30%) and emotional (31%).

More than 11,900 people from Australia, Belgium, Mainland China, India, Japan, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands, UAE, UK and USA were surveyed for the research in May this year with 1,000 from Hong Kong.