This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Thinking generally, which of the following, if any, do you see as the biggest health problems facing people in your country today?"
Count includes all respondents and not just women.
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Perceived leading health problems worldwide according to women, 2024, by generation
A survey of women from 31 different countries around the world found that mental health was the biggest health problem respondents from all generations except boomers said was facing their country in 2024. Approximately 52 percent of female boomers surveyed found cancer as the biggest health problem facing their country, as opposed to only 30 percent of female Gen Z respondents.
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Ipsos. (September 24, 2024). Percentage of women worldwide who stated select issues were the biggest health problems facing people in their country in 2024, by generation [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1550321/perceived-leading-health-problems-worldwide-according-to-women-by-generation/
Ipsos. "Percentage of women worldwide who stated select issues were the biggest health problems facing people in their country in 2024, by generation." Chart. September 24, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1550321/perceived-leading-health-problems-worldwide-according-to-women-by-generation/
Ipsos. (2024). Percentage of women worldwide who stated select issues were the biggest health problems facing people in their country in 2024, by generation. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1550321/perceived-leading-health-problems-worldwide-according-to-women-by-generation/
Ipsos. "Percentage of Women Worldwide Who Stated Select Issues Were The Biggest Health Problems Facing People in Their Country in 2024, by Generation." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 24 Sep 2024, /statistics/1550321/perceived-leading-health-problems-worldwide-according-to-women-by-generation/
Ipsos, Percentage of women worldwide who stated select issues were the biggest health problems facing people in their country in 2024, by generation ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1550321/perceived-leading-health-problems-worldwide-according-to-women-by-generation/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Percentage of women worldwide who stated select issues were the biggest health problems facing people in their country in 2024, by generation [Graph], Ipsos, September 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1550321/perceived-leading-health-problems-worldwide-according-to-women-by-generation/
