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Hungarians the most depressed in Europe
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The tendency of being depressed is still something that characterises Hungarian society. Portfolio.hu writes that 10.5% of the adult Hungarian population experiences the symptoms of depression, which is the highest rate among the countries of the European Union.
Due to depression, one feels constant sadness, loses his/her interest towards activities that he/she enjoys otherwise, and becomes incapable of running everyday errands.
Out of the countries of EU, the Hungarian adult population is the most depressed, 10.5% of them experience the symptoms of the disease. We are followed by the Portuguese (10.4%) and the Swedish (9%) on the scale.
What’s interesting is that the three nations who experience the least amount of symptoms are all in the neighbourhood of Hungary. They are the Czechs (3.2%), the Slovakians (3.5%) and the Croatians (3.9%).
Women experience depression more frequently than men. In the EU, 5.5% of male adults and 7.9% of female adults are affected by the disease. Regarding Hungary, this rate is 8.6% in the case of men and 12.3% in the case of women. With this rate Hungarian women are “only” the second most depressed after Portuguese women.
Hogy ez mekkora hulyeseg!
I doubt it. What’s to be depressed about? Great music, lively culture, Europe’s best cuisine to mention a few. I would believe Belgium and France suffer more depression with the influx of migrants and terrorism.