Adults who often thought about their mental/physical wellbeing worldwide 2022

In 2022, an average of around 70 precent of respondents from 34 countries around the world reported they very or fairly often thought about their own physical health. In comparison, around 58 percent of those surveyed reported very or fairy often thinking about their mental health. This statistic shows the percentage of adults worldwide who very or fairly often thought about their own mental/physical wellbeing as of 2022.

Percentage of adults worldwide who often thought about their own mental and physical wellbeing as of 2022

Characteristic	Mental wellbeing	Physical wellbeing
Very often	24%	28%
Fairly often	34%	42%
Not very often	28%	22%
Never	10%	5%

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Release date

October 2022

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

July 22 to August 5, 2022

Number of respondents

23,507 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

34 countries

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Origianl question: "How often, if at all, would you say you think about your own mental/physical wellbeing?"

Online samples in Brazil, Chile, mainland China, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Thailand and Turkey tend to be more urban, educated, and/or affluent than the general population.

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