Ipsos study: global health monitoring

The latest Ipsos study, “Global Health Monitor,” was conducted in 31 countries and covers almost all markets around the world. Ipsos was able to study perceptions and changes around the biggest health concerns. Likewise, how people view the quality of their country’s health systems and the challenges facing medical care.

The perception of health problems around the world has been changing significantly in recent years. Growing awareness of the importance of mental health has led more people to recognize the urgent need to treat mental and emotional illnesses as much as physical conditions.

Today, mental health (44%) is the biggest concern globally. Cancer comes in second place (40%), followed by stress (30%) and obesity (25%).

In Sweden and Chile, two-thirds feel that mental health is one of the biggest health problems facing their countries (67% of Swedes are concerned and 66% of Chileans are concerned), followed by Canada, Spain and Australia.

In the context of Mexico specifically, obesity is the number 1 problem in the country with 62% responding that they are very concerned, followed by cancer (29%) and mental health (21%).

Today, the global problem of stress is on the rise (30%) and ranks third after cancer (40%). In Mexico, 27% consider stress a problem. It is important to note that although many people in the world consider cancer a major problem, the numbers have been decreasing since 2018.

When it comes to these health issues, Indians are the most concerned about cancer (59%), while South Koreans have the highest level of concern about stress (44%).
Health care system.

A large percentage worldwide (42%) disapprove of the health system in their country and believe that medical care is not the same as that provided in other countries.
In Mexico, just over half (57%) believe the health system is insufficient, to the point of being “overwhelmed.” In this regard, the least interested country among the 31 participants is Japan (14%).

Regarding the difficulty of obtaining a medical appointment, half of Mexicans do not find it easy to obtain an appointment at the appropriate hospital for them. Furthermore, 73% agree that wait times to see a doctor are too long in the country.

The vast majority of Mexicans surveyed (74%) considered that many people in our country cannot afford good health care, mainly due to three factors: access to treatment, costs and bureaucracy.

However, 55% of our country was optimistic and believed that the quality of health care for themselves and their families would improve in the coming years.

These are the results of a survey conducted by Ipsos in 31 countries via its online platform Global Advisor. In this survey, Ipsos interviewed a total of 23,274 adults.