Percentage of people and their most trusted source for medical or health advice 2018 worldwide

Around 73 percent of people worldwide reported they trusted a doctor or a nurse the most when it came to medical or health advice, versus 2 percent who reported a religious leader as being their most trusted source for this information.

Percentage of people worldwide who trusted select sources for medical or health advice as of 2018

Characteristic	Percentage of people
Doctor/Nurse	73%
Family/Friend	14%
Famous person	2%
Religious leader	2%
Traditional healer/equivalent	3%
None of given options	2%
Don't know/refused	3%

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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)

Original survey question: "Which of the following people do you trust most to give you medical or health advice? Your family and friends, a doctor or nurse, a religious leader, a famous person, a traditional healer [or country equivalent], other?"

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