According to a survey carried out in 2020, over 71 percent of global healthcare professionals believed disruptions to healthcare services caused by climate change would become more severe and frequent over the next 10 years. Around 18 percent believed disruptions would not change over the next 10 years.
Distribution of opinion of health professionals on the effect of climate change on disruptions to healthcare 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? Disruptions to health care services for people with chronic conditions during extreme weather events."
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Lancet. (April 6, 2021). Distribution of opinion of health professionals on the effect of climate change on disruptions to healthcare worldwide as of 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461610/climate-change-impact-on-healthcare-services-worldwide/
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Lancet. (2021). Distribution of opinion of health professionals on the effect of climate change on disruptions to healthcare worldwide as of 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461610/climate-change-impact-on-healthcare-services-worldwide/
Lancet. "Distribution of Opinion of Health Professionals on The Effect of Climate Change on Disruptions to Healthcare Worldwide as of 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461610/climate-change-impact-on-healthcare-services-worldwide/
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Distribution of opinion of health professionals on the effect of climate change on disruptions to healthcare worldwide as of 2020 [Graph], Lancet, April 6, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461610/climate-change-impact-on-healthcare-services-worldwide/
