Wellbeing & growth · WHO-5
Well-being check
Over the last 2 weeks:
Timeframe: the last 2 weeks
For self-understanding only, not a diagnosis · you can exit anytime; answers are not saved or uploaded
About this instrument
The WHO-5 is a short well-being questionnaire published by the World Health Organization. Higher scores mean better well-being over the past two weeks.
The WHO-5 Well-Being Index was developed by the World Health Organization and is the most widely used short measure of subjective well-being. Five items ask about cheerfulness, calm, energy, restful sleep and interest in daily life.
The raw total of 0-25 is multiplied by four to give a 0-100 percentage score. WHO guidance: below 50 suggests low well-being worth attention; below 28 suggests screening for depression (for example with the PHQ-9).
Unlike symptom scales, WHO-5 measures the presence of positive states. A low score is not a diagnosis, but persistently low well-being is an early signal worth noticing.
Source: WHO-5 · World Health Organization · Published by WHO; free to use · Original source
Item preview (5)
Over the last 2 weeks:
- I have felt cheerful and in good spirits
- I have felt calm and relaxed
- I have felt active and vigorous
- I woke up feeling fresh and rested
- My daily life has been filled with things that interest me