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YOUR WELL-BEING · WHO-5

How have you been feeling lately?

Five statements to check in on your mood, energy, and interest in everyday life over the past two weeks.

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Free test and resultsAbout 2 minutesAdult experience · Ages 18 and older
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A moment to check in

For each statement, choose the frequency closest to how you have felt over the past two weeks. There are no right or wrong answers.

Statements and choices use the English form published by WHO in 2024. Reading aids are separate from the questionnaire.

The WHO-5 measures self-reported well-being. It cannot diagnose or rule out depression or another condition on its own.

RESEARCH WITH CONTEXT

What the science says

WHO-5

Five positively worded statements to check in on recent mental well-being.

The research

Developed by Per Bech and colleagues in the 1990s and republished by WHO in 2024. Topp and colleagues’ 2015 systematic review included 213 articles examining the instrument’s properties and uses across settings.

What the test explores

Self-reported well-being over the past two weeks. Higher scores indicate higher reported well-being.

The version offered

Five statements about two weeks. The 2024 WHO English form and the 1999 French translation redistributed by WHO, with separate editorial reading aids. An adult experience chosen by mind. Published wording is preserved without retranslation.

What to keep in mind. An index below 50/100 calls for further assessment, not a diagnosis of depression. WHO does not guarantee the accuracy of the French translation. Research on the instrument does not automatically validate this digital interface or a future AI analysis.

Explore the research
  1. Topp, Østergaard, Søndergaard & Bech · 2015 · Psychotherapy and PsychosomaticsThe WHO-5 Well-Being Index: a systematic review of the literature — opens in a new tab
  2. World Health Organization · 2024The World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5) — opens in a new tab
The questionnaire, its translation, and AI are separate questions.

The research cited concerns the instrument and the populations studied. It does not automatically validate every translation, this digital interface, or a future AI-enhanced analysis.

Sources and terms of use

English statements, choices, and scoring: WHO publication, 2024. French uses the 1999 Psychiatric Research Unit translation redistributed by WHO in 2024. WHO states that the French translation predates the copyright transfer, does not guarantee its content or accuracy, and that the English edition is authoritative. Digital presentation, reading aids, and result explanations are editorial content by mind.; this interface has not received independent clinical validation.

World Health Organization. The World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5). Geneva: World Health Organization; 2024. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Digital questionnaire adaptation: mind., under the same license. No WHO endorsement is implied.

WHO material and this questionnaire adaptation are available under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO for noncommercial use. WHO does not endorse mind. or its services. Commercial-use terms must be clarified before publication.