Sub-Saharan Africa: Ghana ranked 4th most stressful country for workers

According to the survey by Gallup, Ghanaian workers experience stress on a daily basis.

Chad tops the list with workers experiencing the most stress daily.

In Sub-Saharan Africa, 46% of workers experience daily stress.

Among female workers, 48% are stressed daily, while 45% of male workers also experience daily stress.

Gallup notes that despite the world having recovered from the worst of the pandemic, employee stress remains at a record-high level.

The survey reveals that forty-four percent of employees reported experiencing a lot of stress the previous day, matching the record high in 2021 and continuing a trend of increased stress that started nearly a decade ago.

Gallup points out that as organizational leaders strive to navigate an uncertain economic outlook, their employees’ stress is affecting productivity and performance.