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Changes in Sleep Duration Across the Lifespan

The required amount of sleep changes significantly throughout a person's life. While infants may sleep for as long as 16 hours daily, this duration progressively decreases with age. A comprehensive meta-analysis of multiple studies confirmed this trend, showing that by the age of 65, the average person sleeps for fewer than 7 hours per day.

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