For good health, complete sleep is very important, know how many hours to sleep according to age?
Samira Vishwas May 04, 2025 09:25 PM

New Delhi. For a healthy body and mind, it is very important to have good sleep at night. Not getting enough sleep increases the risk of many diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, obesity and depression etc. There are many people who sleep late at night due to busy schedule and get up early in the morning. In such a situation, you know how many hours of sleep is necessary for people of which age.

Why is sleep necessary?
Health expert (Health Expert) says that only gold is not enough at night, besides it is also necessary when you sleep, what time you sleep and how is your sleep quality. Expert said that due to lack of sleep well at night, you have to face sleep, fatigue, mood and many diseases.

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What happens if children are not sleeping?
Lack of good sleep affects the physical and emotional health of children and causes a hindrance to normal growth and development. Children may have to face many problems when they are not sleeping, such as lack of school performance, difficulty in getting up early in the morning, irritability, mood swings, depression etc.

Does elders need less sleep
Some research suggests that the need for sleep with age may not change, but the ability to get the necessary sleep decreases with age. In older adults, low gold capacity is due to their diseases and medicines. With aging, sleep quality also starts decreasing. The sleep quality of the elderly is very low. There are many reasons behind this such as Insomania, restless leg syndrome, sleep apnea, and midnight urination etc.

How much sleep is necessary for children, adults and the elderly

Age How many hours of sleep is necessary
Newborn Baby 1-2 11 to 14
Pre-school 3-5 10 to 13
Children 6-13 9 to 11
किशोर
14-17 8 to 10
Adult 18-60 7 to 9
Elderly Above 60 years 6 to 8
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