Workplace stress is a catalyst for unhealthy lifestyles

By: Trademagazin Date: 2025. 09. 22. 09:27

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One-third of Hungarian adults smoke daily, one-fifth overeat at least once a week, and the majority have no intention of giving up their harmful habits – paints a bleak picture of unhealthy dependencies the STADA Health Report 2025*. Based on a survey conducted in 22, mostly European countries, Hungarians most often blame workplace stress for their unhealthy lifestyle choices, while only one in four would seek professional help.

The STADA Health Report 2025 is a representative survey conducted in 22, mostly European countries, mapping what the most harmful health-related habits are, whether people are willing to change them, and if not, what prevents them from doing so.

Harmful health habits in Hungary

Smoking: one-third of Hungarians (32%) light up a cigarette or pipe at least once a day, many of them several times daily
Alcohol: one-quarter of Hungarians (24%) drink alcohol at least once a week, with one in twenty drinking daily
Overeating: one-fifth of Hungarians (21%) compulsively overeat at least once a week
Social media: one in ten Hungarians (9%) are excessively dependent on social media, scrolling and/or posting compulsively every day
Non-prescription drugs: nearly one in ten Hungarians (8%) are so accustomed to using non-prescription medicines, such as painkillers or nasal sprays, that they use them even several times a day
Sports: 7% of Hungarians are pathologically addicted to sports, overtraining themselves at least once a week
Soft drugs: one in fifty Hungarians consume soft drugs daily
Hard drugs: one in one hundred Hungarians use hard drugs daily

Among the leaders in smoking

According to the STADA representative survey, the proportion of smokers in Hungary (37%) exceeds the average of the surveyed countries (31%) when it comes to regular smoking, defined as at least weekly use. Moreover, a significant portion of smokers light up several times a day. With this, Hungary ranks sixth among the surveyed countries, preceded only by Bulgaria (47%), Serbia (42%), Poland (41%), Czechia (41%), and Romania (38%).