STATE OF HEALTH

Practices undertaken to improve mental wellness in

India as of May 2022, by gender
Practices undertaken to improve mental wellness in India as of May 2022, by gender
Practices undertaken to improve mental wellness in India 2022, by gender

Share of respondents

Female Male

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

46%
Meditation and mindfulness 50%
39%
Exercising regularly 41%
27%
Improving my sleep hygiene 33%
28%
Switching to a healthier diet 32%
23%
Picking up a new hobby 30%
18%
Spiritual/religious practices 23%
9%
Implementing a beauty/self-care ritual 21%
13%
Counselling/Therapy (in person or digital/via apps) 16%
12%
Consuming supplements for my mental and physical wellbeing 16%
11%
Got a pet 12%
5%
Others 3%

Note(s): India; May 12 to 30, 2022; 16 years and older; 33,558 respondents; among 13,010 female and 20,548 male respondents
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 8.
2 Source(s): Rakuten Insight; ID 1322155
Practices undertaken to improve mental wellness in India as of May 2022, by gender
Practices undertaken to improve mental wellness in India 2022, by gender

Share of respondents Your Headline

Your Notes:
Female Male

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

46%
Meditation and mindfulness 50%
39%
Exercising regularly 41%
27%
Improving my sleep hygiene 33%
28%
Switching to a healthier diet 32%
23%
Picking up a new hobby 30%
18%
Spiritual/religious practices 23%
9%
Implementing a beauty/self-care ritual 21%
13%
Counselling/Therapy (in person or digital/via apps) 16%
12%
Consuming supplements for my mental and physical wellbeing 16%
11%
Got a pet 12%
5%
Others 3%

Note(s): India; May 12 to 30, 2022; 16 years and older; 33,558 respondents; among 13,010 female and 20,548 male respondents
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 8.
3 Source(s): Rakuten Insight; ID 1322155
Practices undertaken to improve mental wellness in India as of May 2022, by gender
Practices undertaken to improve mental wellness in India 2022, by gender

Female Male
60%
50%
50% 46%
41% 39%
40% 33% 32%
27% 28% 30%
30% 23% 23% 21%
18% 16% 13% 16%
20% 12% 12% 11%
9%
10% 3% 5%
0%
Share of respondents

Note(s): India; May 12 to 30, 2022; 16 years and older; 33,558 respondents; among 13,010 female and 20,548 male respondents
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 8.
4 Source(s): Rakuten Insight; ID 1322155
Practices undertaken to improve mental wellness in India as of May 2022, by gender
Practices undertaken to improve mental wellness in India 2022, by gender

Female Male Your Headline

Your Notes:
60%
50%
50% 46%
41%39%
40% 33% 32%
27% 28% 30%
30% 23% 23%
18% 21% 16%13% 16%
20% 12% 12%11%
9%
10% 3% 5%
0%
Share of respondents

Note(s): India; May 12 to 30, 2022; 16 years and older; 33,558 respondents; among 13,010 female and 20,548 male respondents
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 8.
5 Source(s): Rakuten Insight; ID 1322155
Practices undertaken to improve mental wellness in India as of May 2022, by gender
Practices undertaken to improve mental wellness in India 2022, by gender

Female Male
60% 50%
46%
50% 41%
39%
40% 33% 32% 30%
27% 28%
30% 23% 23% 21%
18% 16% 16%
20% 13% 12% 12%
11%
9%
10% 5%
3%
0%
Share of respondents

Note(s): India; May 12 to 30, 2022; 16 years and older; 33,558 respondents; among 13,010 female and 20,548 male respondents
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 8.
6 Source(s): Rakuten Insight; ID 1322155
Practices undertaken to improve mental wellness in India as of May 2022, by gender
Practices undertaken to improve mental wellness in India 2022, by gender

Female Male Your Headline

Your Notes:
60% 50%
46%
50% 41%
39%
40% 33% 32% 30%
27% 28%
30% 23% 23% 21%
18% 16% 16%
20% 13% 12% 12%
11%
9%
10% 5%
3%
0%
Share of respondents

Note(s): India; May 12 to 30, 2022; 16 years and older; 33,558 respondents; among 13,010 female and 20,548 male respondents
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 8.
7 Source(s): Rakuten Insight; ID 1322155
Practices undertaken to improve mental wellness in India as of May 2022, by gender
Practices undertaken to improve mental wellness in India 2022, by gender

Description
Source and methodology information
According to a survey conducted by Rakuten Insight in India in May 2022, around 39 percent of male
Source(s) Rakuten Insight respondents and 41 percent of female respondents stated that they recently began exercising regularly in order
to improve their mental wellbeing. Other popular methods to improve mental wellness included meditation and
Conducted by Rakuten Insight mindfulness as well as improving sleep hygiene.

Survey period May 12 to 30, 2022

Region(s) India

Number of respondents 33,558

Age group 16 years and older

Special characteristics among 13,010 female and 20,548 male respondents

Published by Rakuten Insight

Publication date June 2022

Original source rakuten.com

Website URL visit the website

Notes: Survey question: Do you practice any of the following to improve your mental
wellness in the past 12 months? (Please choose all that apply)