Opinions on most important health issues facing America adults U.S. 2022 | Statista

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This statistic is based on a survey conducted in January 2019 and January 2022. It depicts the percentage of survey respondents that said select health issues were the most important issues facing America. According to the data from 2022, 13 percent of respondents said that rising health care costs were the most important health issue facing the U.S. at that time.

Percentage of U.S. adults that thought select health issues were most important for the U.S. as of 2019 and 2022

Characteristic	2019	2022
COVID-19	-	33%
Health care costs	30%	13%
Mental health	8%	11%
Cancer	13%	7%
Opioid addiction	16%	6%
Obesity	8%	5%
Gun violence	10%	4%
Don't know	5%	4%
Suicide	1%	3%
Heart disease	2%	3%
Diabetes	2%	3%
Alzheimer's disease	1%	2%
Alcoholism	-	2%
Respiratory diseases	-	1%
HIV/AIDS	1%	1%
Rare diseases	-	1%
Stroke	-	1%
Other	3%	1%

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Release date

2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

January 2019 and January 2022

Number of respondents

around 1,000

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "What is the single most important health issue facing America? (Choose one)"

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