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Question: Thinking about yourself and how you normally feel: how often do you feel as described below? - Sad
Choices: "Never" "Rarely" "Sometimes" "Always"
Data: % of "Always"
Period:
Area:
73 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Brunei Darussalam18.8%
2 Malaysia16.0%
3 Macao, China15.7%
4 Viet Nam13.3%
5 Hong Kong, China13.0%
6 Turkiye12.8%
7 Thailand11.4%
8 Brazil11.3%
8 China11.3%
10 Japan 11.2%
11 United States10.6%
12 Qatar10.5%
13 Republic of Korea9.8%
14 Argentina9.7%
15 Jordan9.5%
15 United Arab Emirates9.5%
17 Russian Federation9.1%
18 Estonia9.0%
19 Slovakia8.9%
20 Malta8.7%
21 Canada8.4%
21 United Kingdom8.4%
23 Azerbaijan8.3%
24 Philippines8.1%
25 Indonesia7.7%
25 Latvia7.7%
27 Morocco7.6%
27 Poland7.6%
29 Chile7.5%
29 Georgia7.5%
31 Saudi Arabia7.4%
32 Lebanon7.2%
32 Taiwan7.2%
34 Dominican Republic7.0%
35 Bulgaria6.9%
36 Uruguay6.5%
37 Serbia6.4%
38 Cyprus6.3%
38 Czech Republic6.3%
40 Ukraine6.2%
41 Luxembourg6.1%
42 Italy5.9%
42 Mexico5.9%
42 Peru5.9%
45 Costa Rica5.8%
45 Lithuania5.8%
47 Panama5.7%
48 Belarus5.6%
49 Iceland5.5%
49 Montenegro5.5%
51 Colombia5.3%
51 Greece5.3%
53 Austria5.2%
53 Croatia5.2%
53 Hungary5.2%
53 Sweden5.2%
57 Ireland4.9%
57 Moldova4.9%
57 Slovenia4.9%
60 Bosnia and Herzegovina4.8%
61 Kazakhstan4.7%
62 France4.6%
63 Romania4.1%
64 North Macedonia3.8%
65 Albania3.6%
65 Finland3.6%
65 Germany3.6%
68 Kosovo3.5%
69 Spain3.4%
69 Switzerland3.4%
71 Portugal3.0%
72 Denmark2.9%
73 Netherlands2.2%

Note
The data of Azerbaijan are collected only in Baku. The data of China are collected only in Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang.

No data for 165 countries.

Source
OECD PISA 2018 Compendia

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data69
Regression equation
Y = -8.641055 X +6.779
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.300
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.090

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data73
Regression equation
Y = -75265.415345 X +33496.372
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.095
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.009

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data72
Regression equation
Y = -5.225914 X +77.300
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.037
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data72
Regression equation
Y = -0.770195 X +1.720
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.059
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.003

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data69
Regression equation
Y = -25.756319 X +10.604
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.161
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.026