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ATTITUDES TO MENTAL HEALTH AROUND THE WORLD

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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.

Perils of Perception | 2018

Country

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

Very/fairly often

76% 73% 73% 71% 70% 69% 68% 67% 62% 60% 57% 57% 57% 57% 56% 56% 53% 53% 52% 51% 49% 49% 49% 47% 45% 43% 42% 37% 25%

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

Not very often/Never DK/Refusal

21% 24% 22% 27% 27% 26% 29% 28% 31% 35% 38% 40% 37% 40% 39% 41% 44% 44% 42% 42% 42% 47% 46% 47% 48% 51% 46% 61% 67%

2% 3% 5% 2% 3% 5% 3% 5% 7% 5% 4% 3% 5% 3% 5% 4% 3% 3% 7% 7% 9% 4% 5% 7% 7% 6% 11% 2% 8%

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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.

Perils of Perception | 2018

Country

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

Very/fairly often

87% 86% 85% 81% 81% 80% 79% 76% 76% 75% 74% 74% 73% 72% 72% 70% 69% 69% 68% 68% 67% 63% 63% 62% 62% 62% 54% 54% 52%

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

Not very often/Never DK/Refusal

12% 1%

12% 1%

14% 1%

17%

2%

16%

3%

19%

2%

18%

3%

21%

2%

21%

3%

21%

4%

20%

6%

24%

2%

22%

5%

25%

3%

25%

3%

28%

2%

27%

4%

28%

3%

28%

4%

26%

6%

31%

2%

31%

6%

34%

3%

33%

5%

34%

4%

34%

4%

35%

11%

42%

5%

47%

1%

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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.

Country

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

Mental health more important

25% 23% 19% 19% 18% 16% 15% 14% 13% 13% 13% 12% 12% 12% 11% 11% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 9% 8% 7% 7% 7% 6% 6% 4%

Equally important

Physical health more important DK/Refusal

61% 64%

75% 69% 72% 75% 76% 78% 79%

85% 83% 77% 74% 77% 79% 78% 87% 81% 82% 81% 88% 85% 84% 92% 92% 90% 84% 87% 87%

12% 2% 11% 2%

3%3% 7% 5%

7% 4% 8% 2% 6% 2% 7%1% 4% 4% 20% 41%% 10% 1%

9% 6% 6% 5% 7% 3% 6% 6% 21% 4% 4% 5%2% 7% 2% 21% 4%2% 4% 3% 0% 10% 31% 5% 5% 6%1% 7% 3%

Base: 20,030 adults aged 16+ in 29 countries, between 23 August ? 6 September 2019. 5

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.

Country

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

Mental health

Equally important

23%

17%

13%

34%

11%

36%

11%

44%

10%

10%

26%

10%

27%

10%

23%

10%

29%

10%

43%

9%

8%

38%

8%

28%

8%

23%

8%

38%

8%

22%

8%

26%

7%

20%

7%

42%

7%

52%

7%

41%

6%

36%

6%

42%

5%

39%

5%

35%

4%

31%

4%

37%

3%

30%

36% 45%

62%

65%

33%

Physical health

DK/Refusal

29%

12%

30%

8%

36%

17%

36%

17%

35%

10%

24%

3%

47%

16%

52%

11%

58%

9%

41%

21%

35%

12%

19%

7%

38%

16%

51%

13%

61%

8%

47%

7%

38%

52%

14%

64%

9%

35%

16%

30%

12%

32%

20%

39%

20%

38%

14%

39%

17%

40%

20%

53%

12%

31%

28%

44%

23%

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

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.

Country

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

Agree

76% 74% 72% 72% 72% 70% 69% 67% 66% 65% 64% 63% 59% 58% 56% 56% 56% 55% 54% 54% 54% 50% 50% 49% 49% 45% 45% 44% 41%

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

Neither/nor Disagree DK/Refusal

9%

12% 3%

10%

13% 3%

7%

17%

4%

16%

11% 1%

7%

20%

1%

13%

12%

5%

11%

17%

3%

7%

24%

2%

14%

17%

3%

14%

18%

4%

16%

16%

3%

10%

25%

2%

11%

27%

3%

21%

19%

2%

18%

21%

5%

8%

33%

2%

16%

25%

3%

14%

25%

6%

21%

18%

7%

16%

24%

5%

19%

23%

4%

17%

27%

6%

12%

37%

2%

15%

32%

4%

12%

35%

4%

8%

44%

4%

10%

43%

2%

14%

37%

5%

24%

29%

7%

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Q. To what extent , if at all, do you agree or disagree 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.

Country

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

Agree

85%

85%

85%

85%

84%

84%

80%

79%

77%

76%

74%

73%

73%

72%

71%

71%

71%

69%

65%

65%

62%

62%

61%

61%

61%

60%

60%

47%

31%

33%

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

Neither/nor Disagree DK/Refusal

7% 7%1%

9% 6%0%

7% 8%1%

8% 7%1%

8% 6%1%

8% 6% 2%

10%

8% 3%

12%

7% 2%

14%

7% 3%

15%

7% 3%

15%

7% 3%

15%

9% 3%

17%

8% 2%

9%

16%

4%

16%

8% 5%

14%

9% 6%

15%

11% 4%

17%

10% 4%

17%

15%

3%

17%

13%

5%

24%

9% 4%

24%

13% 1%

19%

13%

6%

18%

17%

3%

25%

10% 5%

21%

13%

6%

23%

12%

6%

30%

18%

5%

34%

2%

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