One of the most difficult symptoms women endure during perimenopause is hot flashes. Around 23 percent of women in the UK reported hot flashes being the worst symptom they experienced. Some other common symptoms reported include weight gain, night sweats, vaginal dryness, and headaches.
This statistic presents the percentage of women worldwide who reported hot flashes being the most difficult to deal with symptom during perimenopause as of 2020, by country.
Percentage of women who reported hot flashes being the most difficult symptom during perimenopause worldwide as of 2020, by country
Women who were experiencing or had experienced menopause were surveyed
Supplementary notes
Survey was conducted in Brazil, India, Mexico, Poland, Russian, South Africa, and the United Kingdom with roughly 100 participants from each country.
* Women in Mexico reported night sweats being the symptom most difficult to deal with (28%).
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Avon. (July 28, 2020). Percentage of women who reported hot flashes being the most difficult symptom during perimenopause worldwide as of 2020, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1242271/perimenopause-physical-symptom-worldwide-by-country/
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Avon. (2020). Percentage of women who reported hot flashes being the most difficult symptom during perimenopause worldwide as of 2020, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1242271/perimenopause-physical-symptom-worldwide-by-country/
Avon. "Percentage of Women Who Reported Hot Flashes Being The Most Difficult Symptom during Perimenopause Worldwide as of 2020, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jul 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1242271/perimenopause-physical-symptom-worldwide-by-country/
Avon, Percentage of women who reported hot flashes being the most difficult symptom during perimenopause worldwide as of 2020, by country Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1242271/perimenopause-physical-symptom-worldwide-by-country/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Percentage of women who reported hot flashes being the most difficult symptom during perimenopause worldwide as of 2020, by country [Graph], Avon, July 28, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1242271/perimenopause-physical-symptom-worldwide-by-country/
