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WORLD

MENTAL HEALTH DAY

2019

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Q. How often, if at all,

would you say you think

about your own mental

wellbeing

People in Colombia, Mexico,

Brazil and South Africa are most

likely to think about their mental

wellbeing often.

Base: 20,030 adults aged 16+ in 29 countries, between 23 August – 6 September 2019.

Not very often/NeverVery/fairly oftenCountry

Colombia

Mexico

Brazil

South Africa

Chile

Argentina

Peru

Japan

India

Australia

Spain

US

Italy

Great Britain

Poland

Canada

Hungary

Serbia

Malaysia

Belgium

France

Sweden

Netherlands

Turkey

Germany

China

Saudi Arabia

South Korea

Russia

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Q. How often, if at all,

would you say you think

about your own physical

wellbeing

People in Colombia, Mexico,

South Africa and Argentina are

most likely to think about their

physical wellbeing often.

Country Very/fairly often

Colombia

Mexico

South Africa

Argentina

Peru

Chile

Italy

US

Australia

Brazil

India

Canada

Japan

Spain

Great Britain

Serbia

Malaysia

Sweden

Poland

Belgium

Hungary

France

Netherlands

Turkey

Germany

Russia

Saudi Arabia

China

South Korea

Not very often/Never DK/Refusal


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Saudi Arabia

India

Spain

Brazil

Sweden

South Korea

Italy

Turkey

Poland

Argentina

South Africa

China

Japan

Belgium

Australia

France

Peru

Netherlands

Great Britain

US

Chile

Malaysia

Canada

Serbia

Colombia

Mexico

Germany

Russia

Hungary 4%

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Q. Thinking about your

own health, do you think

that mental health or

physical health is more

important, or are they

equally important?

In all countries, the majority of

people say mental and physical

health is equally important.

Physical health more importantEqually importantMental health more importantCountry DK/Refusal


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Saudi Arabia

India

Brazil

Peru

Spain

China

South Africa

Australia

Sweden

Poland

Italy

Malaysia

Belgium

Canada

US

South Korea

Hungary

Chile

Great Britain

Mexico

Japan

France

Argentina

Turkey

Germany

Colombia

Netherlands

Russia

Serbia 3%

4%

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Q. Which of the following

best describes how you

think the importance of

mental health and physical

health are treated in

[COUNTRY’s] current

health care system?

In many countries, people think

physical health is treated with

more importance than mental

health – this is particularly true in

the US, Sweden and Great Britain.

Physical healthEqually importantMental healthCountry DK/Refusal


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Q. To what extent , if at all,

do you agree or disagree

with the following

statement?

Mental illness is an illness

like any other

Of all countries surveyed, Brits

are most likely to agree that

mental illness is an illness like any

other.

DisagreeNeither/norAgreeCountry

Great Britain

Sweden

Russia

South Korea

Turkey

Australia

US

Poland

Canada

Spain

India

South Africa

Serbia

China

Germany

Colombia

Hungary

Netherlands

Saudi Arabia

Belgium

Italy

France

Chile

Malaysia

Argentina

Mexico

Peru

Brazil

Japan

DK/Refusal


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Mexico

South Africa

Peru

Chile

Colombia

Argentina

Serbia

Saudi Arabia

Great Britain

Malaysia

India

Spain

Canada

Turkey

Australia

Brazil

Sweden

US

Hungary

Russia

Italy

China

Belgium

Poland

Germany

Netherlands

France

Japan

South Korea 31%

47%

60%

60%

61%

61%

61%

62%

62%

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65%

69%

71%

71%

71%

72%

73%

73%

74%

76%

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80%

84%

84%

85%

85%

85%

85%

33%

30%

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21%

25%

18%

19%

24%

24%

17%

17%

17%

15%

14%

16%

9%

17%

15%

15%

15%

14%

12%

10%

8%

8%

8%

7%

9%

7%

34%

18%

12%

13%

10%

17%

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13%

9%

13%

15%

10%

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6%

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with the following

statement?

We need to adopt a far

more tolerant attitude

toward people with mental

illness in our society

Most countries agree that we

need to be more tolerant when it

comes to people with mental

illness. South American countries

are particularly likely to think this.

AgreeCountry DisagreeNeither/nor DK/Refusal


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Mexico

Peru

South Africa

Serbia

Colombia

Chile

Canada

Turkey

Sweden

Brazil

US

Argentina

Saudi Arabia

Italy

Great Britain

Netherlands

Australia

Malaysia

Poland

Spain

India

Belgium

Germany

Russia

China

Hungary

France

South Korea

Japan 24%

28%

49%

51%

52%

55%

58%

61%

63%

63%

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65%

67%

67%

68%

69%

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28%

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21%

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19%

18%

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21%

16%

15%

15%

13%

11%

13%

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32%

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3%

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2%

3%

2%

2%

2%



with the following

statement?

Seeing a mental health

professional is a sign of

strength

In many countries, people agree

that seeing a mental health

professional is a sign of strength.

In South Korea and Japan only

around a quarter of people agree

with this statement.

DisagreeNeither/norAgreeCountry Don’t know/Refusal


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India

Saudi Arabia

China

Brazil

Malaysia

Russia

Germany

Belgium

Peru

Hungary

Poland

US

Spain

Sweden

South Africa

Canada

Turkey

Netherlands

France

Colombia

Mexico

Australia

South Korea

Japan

Great Britain

Italy

Chile

Argentina

Serbia 6%

6%

7%

7%

7%

7%

7%

8%

8%

8%

8%

8%

8%

8%

8%

8%

9%

9%

9%

9%

11%

12%

12%

12%

13%

13%

21%

25%

27%

16%

11%

8%

15%

9%

20%

13%

13%

12%

11%

16%

12%

15%

12%

14%

9%

13%

12%

14%

17%

9%

14%

18%

14%

17%

11%

17%

19%

17%

73%

80%

84%

73%

80%

67%

78%

74%

77%

78%

70%

74%

74%

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76%

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76%

75%

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66%

67%

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50%

52%

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2%

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3%

5%

2%

5%

2%

2%

6%

6%

3%

3%

1%

5%

4%

3%

3%

5%

1%

5%

6%

7%

4%

5%

3%

6%

4%



with the following

statement?

Increased spending on

mental health services is a

waste of money

People in India, Saudi Arabia and

China are most likely to agree

that increased spending on

mental health services is a waster

of money.



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Russia

Peru

Mexico

South Korea

Argentina

Colombia

China

Malaysia

Chile

Spain

US

India

Serbia

Italy

Poland

Saudi Arabia

South Africa

Brazil

Turkey

Japan

Hungary

France

Germany

Australia

Canada

Belgium

Netherlands

Great Britain

Sweden 10%

12%

14%

15%

17%

17%

17%

18%

19%

20%

25%

25%

27%

29%

32%

32%

32%

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37%

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40%

41%

42%

42%

44%

48%

76%

13%

20%

21%

22%

20%

20%

25%

21%

23%

33%

21%

16%

18%

24%

26%

30%

20%

25%

19%

24%

19%

21%

23%

19%

20%

23%

17%

18%

10%

70%

62%

53%

55%

57%

56%

51%

51%

50%

38%

50%

50%

52%

41%

34%

30%

40%

39%

41%

32%

39%

36%

32%

37%

30%

33%

34%

32%

11%

7%

6%

11%

9%

6%

7%

7%

10%

7%

9%

5%

8%

3%

6%

8%

8%

8%

4%

6%

7%

4%

3%

4%

3%

7%

2%

3%

1%

3%



with the following

statement?

Anyone with a history of

mental illness should be

excluded from public

office

Western European countries are

the least likely to agree that

anyone with a history of mental

illness should be excluded from

public office. In Russia, three

quarters of people agree with the

statement.



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India

Saudi Arabia

China

Brazil

Spain

Malaysia

US

South Africa

Australia

Mexico

Argentina

Turkey

Great Britain

Canada

Sweden

Peru

Colombia

Hungary

Belgium

Italy

Chile

South Korea

Germany

France

Poland

Netherlands

Russia

Japan

Serbia 5%

6%

8%

9%

9%

9%

9%

10%

10%

10%

11%

12%

12%

12%

12%

13%

13%

13%

13%

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16%

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17%

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20%

25%

34%

44%

8%

16%

14%

18%

18%

22%

21%

21%

10%

18%

19%

19%

10%

7%

13%

17%

17%

9%

8%

8%

20%

15%

15%

22%

19%

12%

22%

26%

21%

81%

74%

72%

63%

66%

57%

61%

66%

76%

65%

58%

60%

74%

78%

70%

66%

63%

74%

75%

74%

58%

68%

64%

55%

57%

62%

51%

35%

30%

5%

4%

6%

10%

7%

12%

8%

3%

4%

6%

12%

10%

4%

2%

5%

4%

7%

5%

4%

4%

7%

2%

5%

6%

6%

6%

3%

5%

5%



with the following

statement?

Most adults diagnosed as

having a mental health

condition would get better

over time without the help

of doctors

People in India, Saudi Arabia are

also the most likely to agree that

most adults diagnosed as having

a mental health condition would

get better over time without the

help of doctors.



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India

Saudi Arabia

China

Malaysia

Brazil

US

South Africa

Spain

Chile

Sweden

Australia

Mexico

Peru

Great Britain

Colombia

Belgium

South Korea

Italy

Hungary

Canada

Turkey

Germany

France

Argentina

Netherlands

Russia

Poland

Japan

Serbia 3%

4%

8%

9%

10%

10%

11%

11%

11%

11%

11%

11%

11%

12%

13%

13%

13%

14%

15%

15%

16%

17%

18%

18%

20%

21%

26%

36%

42%

8%

18%

17%

15%

19%

9%

21%

21%

9%

19%

17%

19%

18%

20%

13%

20%

11%

8%

20%

15%

9%

19%

14%

19%

11%

20%

21%

19%

23%

83%

74%

67%

69%

59%

76%

56%

58%

76%

65%

62%

65%

68%

54%

70%

59%

73%

73%

57%

62%

72%

57%

65%

58%

62%

53%

48%

42%

31%

5%

5%

7%

7%

11%

4%

12%

9%

4%

5%

10%

5%

3%

14%

4%

8%

3%

4%

8%

8%

3%

7%

3%

5%

6%

7%

5%

3%

5%



with the following

statement?

Most children diagnosed

as having a mental health

condition would get better

over time without the help

of doctors

People in India, Saudi Arabia are

also the most likely to agree that

most children diagnosed as

having a mental health condition

would get better over time

without the help of doctors.



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