Share of people that sought health information within the past 30 days by region worldwide 2018

In 2018, around 40 percent of people in the East Africa region had sought health information within the previous 30 days, versus 72 percent of people in Northern America. The statistic illustrates the percentage of people worldwide who sought health information within the past 30 days, by region.

Percentage of people worldwide who sought health information within the past 30 days as of 2018, by region

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Release date

June 2019

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

April 2018 to December 2018

Number of respondents

140,000 respondents

Age group

15 years and older

Special properties

140 countries, randomly selected nationally representative samples.

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

For more information on the data source and collection method please see the following links (Appendix A: Methodology)

Orginial question: Have you, personally, tried to get any information about medicine, disease or health in the past 30 days?

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