Figures are the results of surveys of physicians from three different medical societies: the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma,
Immunology, the American Thoracic Society, and the National
Medical Association.
Survey dates ranged from 2014 to 2015.
* Results from one medical society only.
Original question: "In
which of the following ways, if any, do
you think your patients are currently
being affected by climate change?"
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Affects of climate change on patients' health according to physicians 2015
This statistic presents the percentage of physicians in the U.S. who believed their patient's health was currently being affected by climate change according to a survey finished in 2015. It was found that ** percent of surveyed physicians felt their patients' health was currently being affected by climate change through heat effects.
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Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health. (March 15, 2017). Percentage of U.S. physicians who believed their patients' health was currently being affected by climate change in select ways as of 2015 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/709384/climate-change-health-impacts-according-to-physicians/
Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health. "Percentage of U.S. physicians who believed their patients' health was currently being affected by climate change in select ways as of 2015." Chart. March 15, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/709384/climate-change-health-impacts-according-to-physicians/
Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health. (2017). Percentage of U.S. physicians who believed their patients' health was currently being affected by climate change in select ways as of 2015. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/709384/climate-change-health-impacts-according-to-physicians/
Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health. "Percentage of U.S. Physicians Who Believed Their Patients' Health Was Currently Being Affected by Climate Change in Select Ways as of 2015." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 Mar 2017, /statistics/709384/climate-change-health-impacts-according-to-physicians/
Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, Percentage of U.S. physicians who believed their patients' health was currently being affected by climate change in select ways as of 2015 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/709384/climate-change-health-impacts-according-to-physicians/ (last visited July 24, 2026)
Percentage of U.S. physicians who believed their patients' health was currently being affected by climate change in select ways as of 2015 [Graph], Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, March 15, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/709384/climate-change-health-impacts-according-to-physicians/
