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
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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Gallup. (June 19, 2019). Percentage of people worldwide who trusted select sources for medical or health advice as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1049602/trusted-sources-for-medical-or-health-advice-worldwide/
Gallup. "Percentage of people worldwide who trusted select sources for medical or health advice as of 2018." Chart. June 19, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1049602/trusted-sources-for-medical-or-health-advice-worldwide/
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Gallup. "Percentage of People Worldwide Who Trusted Select Sources for Medical or Health Advice as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jun 2019, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1049602/trusted-sources-for-medical-or-health-advice-worldwide/
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Percentage of people worldwide who trusted select sources for medical or health advice as of 2018 [Graph], Gallup, June 19, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1049602/trusted-sources-for-medical-or-health-advice-worldwide/
