Trust level in physicians by country 2024

In 2024, people in surveyed countries generally had a high level of trust in their own primary care provider to tell the truth about health issues and about how to best protect the health of the public. Respondents from the UAE and India reported the highest levels of trust in their primary care physician, while those surveyed in Japan and South Korea had the lowest level of trust in their doctor.

Trust in own primary healthcare provider to tell the truth about health issues in selected countries worldwide in 2024, by country

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Release date

April 2024

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

March 4 to March 13, 2024

Number of respondents

over 15,000

Special properties

16 countries surveyed

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Below is a list of categories of people. For each one, please indicate how much you trust that group of people (your doctor or primary healthcare provider) to tell you the truth about health issues and about how best to protect the health of the public.
9-point scale in which 1 = do not trust them at all and 9 = trust them a great deal.; combination of top 4 box = trust"
* Global 12 average excludes Australia, Nigeria, Singapore, and UAE.

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