In 2020, around 58 percent of individuals in low or lower-middle-income countries aged 15 years and older stated they thought mental health was more important than physical health, while only 28 percent of individuals in high-income countries stated the same. This statistic illustrates the perceived importance of mental health compared to physical health among individuals worldwide in 2020, by country income.
Percentage of respondents worldwide who felt mental health was more important than physical health as of 2020, by country income
Original question: Thinking about a person’s overall health, do you think mental health is more important, as important, or less important than physical health for a person’s wellbeing?
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Wellcome Trust. (October 20, 2021). Percentage of respondents worldwide who felt mental health was more important than physical health as of 2020, by country income [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288296/perceived-importance-of-mental-health-by-country-income-worldwide/
Wellcome Trust. "Percentage of respondents worldwide who felt mental health was more important than physical health as of 2020, by country income." Chart. October 20, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288296/perceived-importance-of-mental-health-by-country-income-worldwide/
Wellcome Trust. (2021). Percentage of respondents worldwide who felt mental health was more important than physical health as of 2020, by country income. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288296/perceived-importance-of-mental-health-by-country-income-worldwide/
Wellcome Trust. "Percentage of Respondents Worldwide Who Felt Mental Health Was More Important than Physical Health as of 2020, by Country Income." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288296/perceived-importance-of-mental-health-by-country-income-worldwide/
Wellcome Trust, Percentage of respondents worldwide who felt mental health was more important than physical health as of 2020, by country income Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288296/perceived-importance-of-mental-health-by-country-income-worldwide/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of respondents worldwide who felt mental health was more important than physical health as of 2020, by country income [Graph], Wellcome Trust, October 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288296/perceived-importance-of-mental-health-by-country-income-worldwide/
