WHO-5 Well-Being Index
The WHO-5 is a five-item measure of current subjective well-being developed by the World Health Organization. Answer five short statements and see how you scored on a 0–100 well-being index.
How the WHO-5 is scored
Each of the five statements is rated 0 (At no time) to 5 (All of the time). The raw score of 0 – 25 is multiplied by 4 to produce a percentage well-being index from 0 to 100.
- 76 – 100 — Good well-being
- 51 – 75 — Moderate well-being
- 29 – 50 — Low well-being
- 0 – 28 — Possible depression (ICD-10 screening cutoff)
A percentage score below 50 warrants attention; a score of 28 or below is the standard cutoff for depression screening. A change of 10 points or more is considered clinically meaningful (Topp et al., 2015).
Please indicate for each of the five statements which is closest to how you have been feeling over the last two weeks.
Please answer all 5 questions to see your result.
About this test
The WHO-5 Well-Being Index is a short, validated measure of current subjective well-being developed by the WHO Regional Office in Europe (Psychiatric Research Unit, 1998). It is one of the most widely used well-being measures globally and is free to use with attribution.
This screener is a self-assessment tool, not a diagnosis. If you are in distress, please consult a mental health professional. In a crisis in the Czech Republic call 112 or Linka bezpečí 116 111.