Sleep Efficiency Index

Sleep-efficiency index: total sleep time / time in bed x 100; >= 85% normal, < 75% poor.

Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Total sleep time
420 minutes
Time in bed
480 minutes

Result: Sleep efficiency 87.5% — normal (>= 85%).

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What the result means

>= 85%
Normal.
75-84%
Moderately reduced.
< 75%
Poor (associated with insomnia); > 95% may signal sleep deprivation. A ratio, not a diagnosis.

What you enter

  • Total sleep time
  • Time in bed
How this is calculated

Sleep efficiency = total sleep time / time in bed x 100 (standard sleep-medicine metric; see AASM references and Wikipedia "Sleep efficiency"). Read the source ↗

A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.

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Built by Clay Good. Source on GitHub.