# RKS: 💤 SLEEP (II) - Insomnia aka Sleeplessness
# RKS: 💤 SLEEP (II) INSOMNIA aka SLEEPLESSNESS RKS / 2025-2026 / Ser 7 / Blog 2 1st May 2025 INSOMNIA - A PAIN OR A GAIN? THE INSOMNIA OUTBURSTS Dear Reader, The word "insomnia" is derived from the Latin words "in-" meaning "not" and "somnus" meaning "sleep". There are 237 million (mn) insomniacs in the world today and there is a widespread consumption of medication for sleep disturbances including sleeping aids. In the context of global prevalence of insomnia, the top 10 countries by rank include: Brazil (31%) China (24%) South Korea (24%) France (22%) Germany (15%) United States of America (USA) (13%) United Kingdom (UK) (11%) Australia (11%) Japan (10%) Netherlands (5%) One in 4 Indian is suffering from India and 1 in 20 people awake even at 4 a.m. is an Indian! Is the poor sleep voluntary or involuntary is indeed intriguing and makes an interesting study particularly with respect to our country folks. INSOMNIA CLASSIFICATIONS ...