Original question: "How much of a threat, if at all, do you believe each of the following represent to public health outside the United States?" (percentage who say 'severe threat'
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U.S. perceptions of select diseases as global public health threats as of 2019
According to 35 percent of adults in the U.S., measles posed a severe threat to global public health as of 2019. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who believed select diseases were a severe threat to global public health as of 2019.
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YouGov. (July 19, 2019). Percentage of U.S. adults who believed select diseases were a severe threat to global public health as of 2019 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1076466/severe-threat-public-health-threat-global-us-by-select-diseases/
YouGov. "Percentage of U.S. adults who believed select diseases were a severe threat to global public health as of 2019." Chart. July 19, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/1076466/severe-threat-public-health-threat-global-us-by-select-diseases/
YouGov. (2019). Percentage of U.S. adults who believed select diseases were a severe threat to global public health as of 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/1076466/severe-threat-public-health-threat-global-us-by-select-diseases/
YouGov. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Believed Select Diseases Were a Severe Threat to Global Public Health as of 2019." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 19 Jul 2019, /statistics/1076466/severe-threat-public-health-threat-global-us-by-select-diseases/
YouGov, Percentage of U.S. adults who believed select diseases were a severe threat to global public health as of 2019 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1076466/severe-threat-public-health-threat-global-us-by-select-diseases/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Percentage of U.S. adults who believed select diseases were a severe threat to global public health as of 2019 [Graph], YouGov, July 19, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1076466/severe-threat-public-health-threat-global-us-by-select-diseases/
