World Bank2023-07-252023-07-252023-07-25https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40083This policy brief presents an update on the state of unhappiness and depression in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region during the COVID-19 pandemic using findings from a large-scale phone survey in 10 MENA countries, conducted by the World Values Survey (WVS) Association. The survey interviewed 12,366 respondents, distributed almost equally across Algeria, Palestine, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and Egypt.en-USCC BY-NC 3.0 IGOMENTAL HEALTHDEPRESSIONCOVID-19PHONE SURVEYBriefWorld Bank10.1596/40083