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 is for 2024 and includes all respondents and not just women.
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Perceived leading health problems worldwide according to women 2018-2024
A survey of women from 31 different countries around the world found that 45 percent of respondents said mental health was the biggest health problem facing their country in 2024. There was a large increase in the share of women finding mental health as the most serious health problem over the given period, rising from just 27 percent in 2018.
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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 from 2018 to 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/1550356/perceived-leading-health-problems-worldwide-according-to-women/
Ipsos. "Percentage of women worldwide who stated select issues were the biggest health problems facing people in their country from 2018 to 2024." Chart. September 24, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/1550356/perceived-leading-health-problems-worldwide-according-to-women/
Ipsos. (2024). Percentage of women worldwide who stated select issues were the biggest health problems facing people in their country from 2018 to 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/1550356/perceived-leading-health-problems-worldwide-according-to-women/
Ipsos. "Percentage of Women Worldwide Who Stated Select Issues Were The Biggest Health Problems Facing People in Their Country from 2018 to 2024." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 24 Sep 2024, /statistics/1550356/perceived-leading-health-problems-worldwide-according-to-women/
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Percentage of women worldwide who stated select issues were the biggest health problems facing people in their country from 2018 to 2024 [Graph], Ipsos, September 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1550356/perceived-leading-health-problems-worldwide-according-to-women/