More than one-half (56%) of leaders of privately held businesses globally say their stress levels are greater now than they were a year ago, according to a survey from Grant Thornton.

Among nations surveyed, China tops the list for the most stressed leaders: 76% of business owners say their stress levels have increased in the previous year, followed by business owners in Mexico (74%), Turkey (72%), and Vietnam (72%).

At the opposite end of the scale, business owners in Sweden (23%), Denmark (25%), Finland (33%), and Australia (35%) have the lowest stress levels in the world.

Meanwhile, 50% of business owners in the US say their stress levels have increased in the past year, as do 41% of those in the UK and 35% of those in Canada.

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