In 2018, 99 percent of survey respondents in Norway had trust in doctors and nurses in their country, the highest share of any European country. Four other European countries - Iceland, Finland, Denmark and Spain - had 97 percent of respondents stating they had confidence in their doctors and nurses.
Share of trust in doctors and nurses in Europe in 2018, by country
The survey question was worded: ''How much do you trust each of the following? How about doctors and nurses in this country? Do you trust them a lot, some, not much, or not at all?"
Data shows the share of responses 'A lot' and 'Some.'
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Wellcome Trust. (June 19, 2019). Share of trust in doctors and nurses in Europe in 2018, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066288/trust-in-doctors-and-nurses-in-europe/
Wellcome Trust. "Share of trust in doctors and nurses in Europe in 2018, by country." Chart. June 19, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066288/trust-in-doctors-and-nurses-in-europe/
Wellcome Trust. (2019). Share of trust in doctors and nurses in Europe in 2018, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066288/trust-in-doctors-and-nurses-in-europe/
Wellcome Trust. "Share of Trust in Doctors and Nurses in Europe in 2018, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066288/trust-in-doctors-and-nurses-in-europe/
Wellcome Trust, Share of trust in doctors and nurses in Europe in 2018, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066288/trust-in-doctors-and-nurses-in-europe/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of trust in doctors and nurses in Europe in 2018, by country [Graph], Wellcome Trust, June 19, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066288/trust-in-doctors-and-nurses-in-europe/