Young people's happiness has 'fallen sharply' for Canada and U.S. in global rankings
This year's World Happiness Report suggests people under 30 are less happy than older generations, particularly in Canada and the U.S. When it comes to overall happiness, Canada is ranked 15th in the world, down two spots from last year.
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![FILE - In this Saturday, July 29, 2017 file photo, Finland's flag flies aboard the Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica as it arrives into Nuuk, Greenland. Finland has come out on top of an international index that ranks nations by how happy they are as places to live. The World Happiness Report 2018 published Wednesday, March 14, 2018 ranked 156 countries by their happiness levels, based on factors such as life expectancy, social support and corruption. Unlike past years, the annual report published by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network also evaluated 117 countries by the happiness of their immigrants. (AP Photo/David Goldman, file) Finland's falg.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7149973.1710960885!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/finland-global-happiness.jpg)
This year's World Happiness Report suggests people under 30 are less happy than older generations, particularly in Canada and the U.S. When it comes to overall happiness, Canada is ranked 15th in the world, down two spots from last year.