Opinion on who is responsible for good health worldwide 2023

In a survey conducted in six countries in 2023, there was a general sense that the individual carried more responsibility in terms of achieving good health compared medical experts. Australia had the highest main score given at 63.2, where 100 equals 'individuals being fully responsible for their own lifestyle and good health.

Mean score of respondents on who they believe to be responsible for good health between medical experts and the individual worldwide as of 2023, by country

Characteristic	Average score out of 100 (0= Medical experts' responsibility, 100= Individual responsibility)
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Release date

June 2023

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Region

Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, United States, United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

January 12 to March 10, 2023

Number of respondents

6,021 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

1,00 respondents per country

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Respondents were prompted with "To me, responsibility for achieving overall good health lies with.."

And to answer with a on sliding scale from 1 to 100 with 1 being “Medical experts who are responsible for treating people when they are ill and to also help them maintain overall good health” and 100 being “Individuals who are responsible for managing their own lifestyle and overall good health.

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