This statistic is based on a survey conducted in January 2019. It depicts the percentage of survey respondents that were hopeful that select medical achievements would be made by 2050. According to the results, 53 percent of respondents indicated that they were hopeful for a cure for cancer by 2050.
Percentage of U.S. adults that were hopeful that by 2050 select medical achievements will be made as of 2019
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Cure for cancer
53%
Not sure/don't know
8%
Better access to health care and or affordable health care
7%
HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment
7%
Cure for Alzheimer's disease
7%
General prevention and cures
4%
Cure for diabetes
3%
Extending life, helping people live longer
2%
Treatments and interventions for mental illness
1%
Treatments and cures for other diseases and conditions
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Research!America. (March 20, 2019). Percentage of U.S. adults that were hopeful that by 2050 select medical achievements will be made as of 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/986183/hope-in-future-medical-achievements-us-adults/
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Research!America. (2019). Percentage of U.S. adults that were hopeful that by 2050 select medical achievements will be made as of 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/986183/hope-in-future-medical-achievements-us-adults/
Research!America. "Percentage of U.S. Adults That Were Hopeful That by 2050 Select Medical Achievements Will Be Made as of 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/986183/hope-in-future-medical-achievements-us-adults/
Research!America, Percentage of U.S. adults that were hopeful that by 2050 select medical achievements will be made as of 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/986183/hope-in-future-medical-achievements-us-adults/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults that were hopeful that by 2050 select medical achievements will be made as of 2019 [Graph], Research!America, March 20, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/986183/hope-in-future-medical-achievements-us-adults/
