According to a survey conducted in 31 countries, doctors are the world's most trusted profession. As of 2023, Spain, the Netherlands, Indonesia and Argentine recorded the highest percentages of respondents who indicated doctors as trustworthy, with about 68 percent of the interviewees, respectively.
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Please look at this list of different types of people. In general, do you think each is trustworthy or untrustworthy in your country? Please use a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is very trustworthy and 5 is very untrustworthy."
The source adds the following information: "Online samples in Brazil, Chile, mainland China, Colombia, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Turkey tend to be more urban, educated, and/or affluent than the general population"
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Ipsos. (October 31, 2023). Trust in doctors as of 2023, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274258/trust-in-doctors-worldwide-by-country/
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