Percentage of refugees and migrants worldwide who stated they would not contact a doctor in case of COVID-19-related symptoms as of 2020, by residence status
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Citizen
5.9%
Permament documents
4.1%
Temporary documents
7.3%
No documents/undocumented
18.6%
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A survey from 2020 of refugees and migrants around the world found at that time around 19 percent of undocumented refugees/migrants stated they would not contact a doctor in case of COVID-19-related symptoms, compared to just four percent of those with permanent documents. This statistic shows the percentage of refugees and migrants worldwide who stated they would not contact a doctor in case of COVID-19-related symptoms as of 2020, by residence status.
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WHO. (December 18, 2020). Percentage of refugees and migrants worldwide who stated they would not contact a doctor in case of COVID-19-related symptoms as of 2020, by residence status [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1446084/refugees-migrants-who-would-not-go-to-doctor-for-covid-symptoms-worldwide/
WHO. "Percentage of refugees and migrants worldwide who stated they would not contact a doctor in case of COVID-19-related symptoms as of 2020, by residence status." Chart. December 18, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/1446084/refugees-migrants-who-would-not-go-to-doctor-for-covid-symptoms-worldwide/
WHO. (2020). Percentage of refugees and migrants worldwide who stated they would not contact a doctor in case of COVID-19-related symptoms as of 2020, by residence status. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/1446084/refugees-migrants-who-would-not-go-to-doctor-for-covid-symptoms-worldwide/
WHO. "Percentage of Refugees and Migrants Worldwide Who Stated They Would Not Contact a Doctor in Case of Covid-19-related Symptoms as of 2020, by Residence Status." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 18 Dec 2020, /statistics/1446084/refugees-migrants-who-would-not-go-to-doctor-for-covid-symptoms-worldwide/
WHO, Percentage of refugees and migrants worldwide who stated they would not contact a doctor in case of COVID-19-related symptoms as of 2020, by residence status ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1446084/refugees-migrants-who-would-not-go-to-doctor-for-covid-symptoms-worldwide/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Percentage of refugees and migrants worldwide who stated they would not contact a doctor in case of COVID-19-related symptoms as of 2020, by residence status [Graph], WHO, December 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1446084/refugees-migrants-who-would-not-go-to-doctor-for-covid-symptoms-worldwide/
