According to a global survey conducted in 2020, ** percent of respondents from the East Asia region trusted the WHO had made most of its COVID-related decisions based on scientific advice, the lowest share across all regions globally. This statistic presents the level of public trust in the WHO globally to make COVID-related decisions based on scientific advice in 2020, by region.
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Wellcome Trust. (November 29, 2021). Share of respondents who believed the World Health Organization made coronavirus-related decisions based on scientific advice worldwide [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1419458/trust-in-who-to-give-scientific-advice-for-covid-worldwide-by-region/
Wellcome Trust. "Share of respondents who believed the World Health Organization made coronavirus-related decisions based on scientific advice worldwide." Chart. November 29, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/1419458/trust-in-who-to-give-scientific-advice-for-covid-worldwide-by-region/
Wellcome Trust. (2021). Share of respondents who believed the World Health Organization made coronavirus-related decisions based on scientific advice worldwide. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/1419458/trust-in-who-to-give-scientific-advice-for-covid-worldwide-by-region/
Wellcome Trust. "Share of Respondents Who Believed The World Health Organization Made Coronavirus-related Decisions Based on Scientific Advice Worldwide." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 29 Nov 2021, /statistics/1419458/trust-in-who-to-give-scientific-advice-for-covid-worldwide-by-region/
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Share of respondents who believed the World Health Organization made coronavirus-related decisions based on scientific advice worldwide [Graph], Wellcome Trust, November 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1419458/trust-in-who-to-give-scientific-advice-for-covid-worldwide-by-region/