Experts Suggest Your Ideal Sleep Duration (Infographic)

Chart of ideal sleep durations. — A diverse panel of experts recommend new, age-specific sleep suggestions. (Image credit: By Karl Tate, Infographics Artist)

A panel of experts in sleep, anatomy, physiology, pediatrics, neurology, gerontology and gynecology joined forces to create new, age-specific sleep recommendations.

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Age	Recommended	May be appropriate	Not recommended
Newborns 0-3 mo	14 to 17	11 to 13 18 to 19	Less than 11 More than 19
Row 1 - Cell 0
Infants 4-11 mo	12 to 15	10 to 11 16 to 18	Less than 10 More than 18
Row 3 - Cell 0
Toddlers 1-2 y	11 to 14	9 to 10 15 to 16	Less than 9 More than 16
Row 5 - Cell 0
Preschoolers 3-5 y	10 to 13	8 to 9 14	Less than 8 More than 14
Row 7 - Cell 0
School-aged children 6-13 y	9 to 11	7 to 8 12	Less than 7 More than 12
Row 9 - Cell 0
Teenagers 14-17 y	8 to 10	7 11	Less than 7 More than 11
Row 11 - Cell 0
Young adults 18-25 y	7 to 9	6 10 to 11	Less than 6 More than 11
Row 13 - Cell 0
Adults 26-64 y	7 to 9	6 10	Less than 6 More than 10
Row 15 - Cell 0
Older adults ≥65 y	7 to 8	5 to 6 9	Less than 5 More than 9

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Karl has been Purch's infographics specialist across all editorial properties since 2010. Before joining Purch, Karl spent 11 years at the New York headquarters of The Associated Press, creating news graphics for use around the world in newspapers and on the web. He has a degree in graphic design from Louisiana State University.