Which Countries Worry The Most About Healthcare?

On Monday, Donald Trump tweeted that people in the UK were marching on the streets because their universal healthcare system is broken and not working. In fact, thousands of Britons took to the streets in support of the NHS and called for better government funding. Trump's tweet was widely criticised and his claim was also swiftly rebuked by British Prime Minister Theresa May.

Britons are proud of the NHS and some observers have pointed out that the UK spends a lower share of its GDP on healthcare than the U.S. while enjoying longer life expectancy. The funding issues are a concern, however, and according to Ipsos, 42 percent of people in the UK were worried about their healthcare system in January 2018. Elsewhere, 38 percent of respondents in both China and the U.S. said they were worried about the health system. Concern was highest in Hungary at 72 percent.

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This chart shows the share worried about healthcare in selected countries in January 2018.

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Share of individuals that find healthcare one of the three most worrying topics in their country in Europe in 2025, by country*
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Percentage of health related worries in the UK in 2023
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To what extent, if at all, are you satisfied with your country's health system?*
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Distribution of respondents who agreed or disagreed that their government had the right polices for the NHS in the United Kingdom as of 2024, by country
Share of persons most worried about the COVID-19 / coronavirus pandemic in the United States, United Kingdom and Germany (as of May 31)
Healthcare expenditure in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1997 to 2018 (In billion GBP), by sector

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