Trust in government or doctors and nurses by region 2018 worldwide

In 2018, 74 percent of people in South America reported trust in medical advice from medical workers (doctors and nurses) in their respective countries, versus 66 percent who reported trust in government sources for the same advice. The statistic illustrates the percentage of people who report trust in medical and health advice from the government or doctors and nurses worldwide in 2018, by region.

Percentage of people who report trust in medical and health advice from the government or doctors and nurses worldwide in 2018, by region

Characteristic	Medical workers	Government
World	84%	76%
Eastern Africa	83%	82%
Central Africa	57%	53%
North Africa	79%	73%
Southern Africa	69%	64%
Western Africa	78%	71%
Central America & Mexico	80%	74%
Northern America	92%	61%
South America	74%	66%
Central Asia	88%	86%
East Asia	82%	77%
Southeast Asia	84%	79%
South Asia	87%	84%
Middle East	82%	73%
Eastern Europe	81%	53%
Northern Europe	93%	77%
Southern Europe	91%	65%
Western Europe	95%	78%
Australia & New Zealand	97%	86%

Loading statistic...

Download

Source

Show detailed source information?

Already a member?

Source

Use Ask Statista Research Service

Release date

June 2019

More information

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

April 2018 to December 2018

Number of respondents

140,000 respondents

Age group

15 years and older

Special properties

140 countries, randomly selected nationally representative samples.

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

For more information on the data source and collection method please see the following links (Appendix A: Methodology)

Original survey question: "In general, how much do you trust medical and health advice from medical workers, such as doctors and nurses, in this country? In general, how much do you trust medical and health advice that the government gives? A lot, some, not much or not at all?"

Percentage of people who answered ‘some’ or ‘a lot’.

Citation formats