Healthcare affordability in select countries worldwide 2024

In 2024, 61 percent of adults worldwide agreed that many people in their country could not afford good healthcare. Individuals in Brazil were most likely to agree with this statement "Many people in my country cannot afford good healthcare.", while the least share of individuals agreed in Sweden. The results generally reflect the wealth of a nation, with people from wealthier countries tending to agree that good healthcare is affordable. The biggest exception being the U.S. where over two-third of U.S. respondents agreed that good health care is unaffordable to many despite being one of the richest country in the world. This statistic shows the percentage of adults in select countries worldwide who agreed that many people in their country could not afford good healthcare as of 2024.

Percentage of adults in select countries worldwide who agreed that many people in their country could not afford good healthcare as of 2024

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Release date

September 2024

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

July 26 to August 9, 2024

Number of respondents

23,667 respondents

Age group

16-74 years

Special properties

31 countries

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

Original question: To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement? -Many people in my country cannot afford good healthcare.

Online samples in Brazil, Chile, mainland China, Colombia, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, and Turkey tend to be more urban, educated, and/or affluent than the general population. The “Global Country Average” reflects the average result for all the countries where the survey was conducted.

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