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Four in five Poles experience chronic fatigue, report finds

18.09.2026 14:30
Eighty percent of Poles report experiencing chronic fatigue, while 25 percent say they sleep six hours or less every night, according to a new report.
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Of the 80 percent of respondents who said they experienced chronic fatigue at least occasionally, 28 percent said they experienced it frequently, according to the report, published this month by PZU Zdrowie, a state-controlled health insurer.

Frequent fatigue was more common among women than men and among younger respondents, the report, titled Epidemic of Fatigue: Poles Have No Time for Health, found.

Thirty-five percent of respondents aged 18 to 24 reported frequent fatigue, compared with 22 percent of those aged 60 and older.

Thirty-nine percent of respondents said they sleep six to seven hours a night, while 25 percent sleep less than six hours. Only 7 percent reported sleeping more than eight hours.

However, the data did not show a relationship between younger age, shorter sleep and more frequent fatigue, PZU Zdrowie said.

Among respondents aged 18 to 24, physical health was rated much more positively than mental well-being, with 42 percent giving a positive assessment of their mental health.

The opposite was true among those aged 60 and older, who rated their physical health less positively but were the most satisfied with their mental well-being.

Fifteen percent of respondents said they had not undergone any preventive health check-ups in the previous year.

The report is based on a survey of 1,001 Polish adults conducted by pollster SW Research, PZU Zdrowie said.

On Friday, PZU Zdrowie and the wider PZU Group launched special health zones at railway stations in Warsaw, Gdańsk, Wrocław, Bydgoszcz and Lublin, offering free health check-ups to travellers and local residents.

"Railway stations are a symbol of modern life in constant motion, and our health zones are meant to remind people that even in the daily rush, it is worth finding a moment to take care of themselves," said Grzegorz Krycki, CEO of PZU Zdrowie.

"Our goal is to make preventive care more accessible and raise awareness that regular check-ups are one of the best investments," he added.

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Source: IAR/PAP