This statistic shows a distribution of the most urgent health problems as perceived by Americans in 2016. As of 2016, some 12 percent of respondents perceived cancer as the main health problem for the United States.
Distribution of most urgent health problems facing the U.S. perceived by Americans in 2016
Original question: "What would you say is the most urgent health problem facing this country at the present time?"
Percentage may not equal 100 percent due to rounding.
* Less than 1 percent.
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Gallup. (December 7, 2016). Distribution of most urgent health problems facing the U.S. perceived by Americans in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/257805/most-urgent-health-problems-as-perceived-by-us-americans/
Gallup. "Distribution of most urgent health problems facing the U.S. perceived by Americans in 2016." Chart. December 7, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257805/most-urgent-health-problems-as-perceived-by-us-americans/
Gallup. (2016). Distribution of most urgent health problems facing the U.S. perceived by Americans in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257805/most-urgent-health-problems-as-perceived-by-us-americans/
Gallup. "Distribution of Most Urgent Health Problems Facing The U.S. Perceived by Americans in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257805/most-urgent-health-problems-as-perceived-by-us-americans/
Gallup, Distribution of most urgent health problems facing the U.S. perceived by Americans in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257805/most-urgent-health-problems-as-perceived-by-us-americans/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Distribution of most urgent health problems facing the U.S. perceived by Americans in 2016 [Graph], Gallup, December 7, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/257805/most-urgent-health-problems-as-perceived-by-us-americans/
