According to a global survey in 2020, over three-quarters of healthcare professionals believed that anxiety, depression, or other mental health conditions will become more frequent or severe over the next ten years due to the impact of climate change. Anxiety about the effects of climate change is particularly stark among young people.
Distribution of opinion of health professionals on the effect of climate change on anxiety, depression, or other mental health conditions worldwide as of 2020
The question was worded in the source as: "Over the next 10 years, do you think climate change will make these health issues in your country more frequent or severe, less frequent or severe, or do you think they will remain largely unchanged? Anxiety, depression or other mental health conditions"
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Lancet. (April 7, 2021). Distribution of opinion of health professionals on the effect of climate change on anxiety, depression, or other mental health conditions worldwide as of 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461571/health-experts-on-climate-change-and-mental-health/
Lancet. "Distribution of opinion of health professionals on the effect of climate change on anxiety, depression, or other mental health conditions worldwide as of 2020." Chart. April 7, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461571/health-experts-on-climate-change-and-mental-health/
Lancet. (2021). Distribution of opinion of health professionals on the effect of climate change on anxiety, depression, or other mental health conditions worldwide as of 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461571/health-experts-on-climate-change-and-mental-health/
Lancet. "Distribution of Opinion of Health Professionals on The Effect of Climate Change on Anxiety, Depression, or Other Mental Health Conditions Worldwide as of 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461571/health-experts-on-climate-change-and-mental-health/
Lancet, Distribution of opinion of health professionals on the effect of climate change on anxiety, depression, or other mental health conditions worldwide as of 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461571/health-experts-on-climate-change-and-mental-health/ (last visited December 27, 2024)
Distribution of opinion of health professionals on the effect of climate change on anxiety, depression, or other mental health conditions worldwide as of 2020 [Graph], Lancet, April 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461571/health-experts-on-climate-change-and-mental-health/
