In 2022, primary care physicians were surveyed based on their burnout rate at work in selected countries. That year, more than half of all surveyed doctors reported being under stress, but with no feelings of burnout. According to this survey, less than five percent of the surveyed doctors in Australia, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States felt completely burned out and questioned their ability to work.
In 2022, over 18 percent of surveyed Canadian doctors reported significant burnout, followed by 18 percent of doctors in New Zealand. On the other hand, among surveyed countries, Switz physicians seemed to be the least burned out in 2022.
Rate of burnout among primary care physicians in selected countries from February to September 2022, by burnout level
Characteristic
They enjoy their work and have no symptoms of burnout
Occassionally, they are under stress and do not always have as much energy as before, but no feeling of burnout
They are definitely burned out with one or more symptoms such as physical and emotional exhaustion
They have perpetual burnout symptoms and think a lot about frustration at work
They feel completely burned out and often question their ability to continue with the need for some changes
Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
Survey time period
February to September 2022
Number of respondents
9,526 respondents
Age group
18 years and older
Special properties
among primary care physicians
Supplementary notes
The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Overall, based on your definition of burnout, how would you rate your current level of burnout"?
Figures are estimates. Missing percentage points to 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
Full wording for each category was:
‘I enjoy my work, I have no symptoms of burnout’;
‘Occasionally I am under stress, and I don’t always have as much energy as I once did, but I don’t feel burned out’;
‘I am definitely burning out and have one or more symptoms of burnout, such as physical and emotional exhaustion’;
‘The symptoms of burnout that I’m experiencing won’t go away. I think about frustration at work a lot’;
‘I feel completely burned out and often wonder if I can go on. I am at the point where I may need some changes or may need to seek some sort of help'
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Health Foundation. (March 31, 2023). Rate of burnout among primary care physicians in selected countries from February to September 2022, by burnout level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383762/burnout-rate-physicians-in-selected-countries/
Health Foundation. "Rate of burnout among primary care physicians in selected countries from February to September 2022, by burnout level." Chart. March 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383762/burnout-rate-physicians-in-selected-countries/
Health Foundation. (2023). Rate of burnout among primary care physicians in selected countries from February to September 2022, by burnout level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383762/burnout-rate-physicians-in-selected-countries/
Health Foundation. "Rate of Burnout among Primary Care Physicians in Selected Countries from February to September 2022, by Burnout Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383762/burnout-rate-physicians-in-selected-countries/
Health Foundation, Rate of burnout among primary care physicians in selected countries from February to September 2022, by burnout level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383762/burnout-rate-physicians-in-selected-countries/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Rate of burnout among primary care physicians in selected countries from February to September 2022, by burnout level [Graph], Health Foundation, March 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383762/burnout-rate-physicians-in-selected-countries/
