A survey from 2020 of refugees and migrants around the world found cost and fear of deportation were the leading reasons given for not seeking medical care in case of (suspected) COVID-19-related symptoms. This statistic shows the percentage of refugees and migrants worldwide who gave select reasons for not seeking medical care in case of (suspected) COVID-19-related symptoms as of 2020.
Percentage of refugees and migrants worldwide who gave select reasons for not seeking medical care in case of (suspected) COVID-19-related symptoms as of 2020
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Lack of financial means
34.6%
Fear of deportation
21.9%
Lack of availability of health care
12.5%
No entitlement ot health care
10%
Do not know where to find a doctor/health worker
5.4%
Lack of transport
4.2%
Don’t speak the language
4%
only if symptos get worse
2.8%
Don’t trust doctors/health workers
1.8%
I would self-isolate
1.4%
Afraid of getting infected at hospital/consultation room/health facility
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WHO. (December 18, 2020). Percentage of refugees and migrants worldwide who gave select reasons for not seeking medical care in case of (suspected) COVID-19-related symptoms as of 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446093/reasons-for-not-seeking-medical-care-in-case-of-covid-among-refugees/
WHO. "Percentage of refugees and migrants worldwide who gave select reasons for not seeking medical care in case of (suspected) COVID-19-related symptoms as of 2020." Chart. December 18, 2020. Statista. Accessed October 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446093/reasons-for-not-seeking-medical-care-in-case-of-covid-among-refugees/
WHO. (2020). Percentage of refugees and migrants worldwide who gave select reasons for not seeking medical care in case of (suspected) COVID-19-related symptoms as of 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446093/reasons-for-not-seeking-medical-care-in-case-of-covid-among-refugees/
WHO. "Percentage of Refugees and Migrants Worldwide Who Gave Select Reasons for Not Seeking Medical Care in Case of (Suspected) Covid-19-related Symptoms as of 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446093/reasons-for-not-seeking-medical-care-in-case-of-covid-among-refugees/
WHO, Percentage of refugees and migrants worldwide who gave select reasons for not seeking medical care in case of (suspected) COVID-19-related symptoms as of 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446093/reasons-for-not-seeking-medical-care-in-case-of-covid-among-refugees/ (last visited October 15, 2024)
Percentage of refugees and migrants worldwide who gave select reasons for not seeking medical care in case of (suspected) COVID-19-related symptoms as of 2020 [Graph], WHO, December 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446093/reasons-for-not-seeking-medical-care-in-case-of-covid-among-refugees/
