Most pressing health issue facing women U.S. 2018 | Statista

This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. women who stated the following were the most pressing health issues facing women in the U.S. It was found that 27 percent of women felt mental health was the most pressing health issue facing women in the U.S.

Percentage of women who felt the following were the most pressing health issues facing women in the U.S. as of 2018

Characteristic	Percentage of women
Mental health*	27%
Cancer	19%
Heart health (e.g. heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, etc.)	18%
Don't know/ no opinion	13%
Obesity	10%
Reproductive sexual health	8%
Maternal (i.e., pre-and/or post-natal) health	3%
Accidents and injury	2%
Other	2%

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Release date

January 2018

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Region

United States

Survey time period

January 11 to 14, 2018

Number of respondents

1,141 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Women

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Which of the following would you say is the most pressing health issue facing women in the U.S."
* Anxiety, depression, substance abuse, psychological disorders, eating disorders, body dysmorphic disorder, etc.

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