The US fell to its lowest happiness ranking ever, partly due to a rise in the number of Americans eating their meals alone, an annual UN-sponsored report said.

The US fell to 24th in the 2025 World Happiness Report, which highlighted issues like Americans eating alone and rising 'deaths of despair.'

The United States this year fell to its lowest-ever place on the World Happiness Report, an annual survey published on International Day of Happiness. The 2025 report highlights the positive effects benevolence and social connections have on people's life satisfaction.

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Niall Stanage and Stephen Kent discuss the results of this year's World Happiness Report. Rising . Why the U.S. Has dropped to its lowest-ever spot on annual World Happiness Repor