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 includes all respondents and not just men.
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Perceived leading health problems worldwide according to men 2024, by generation
A survey of men from 31 different countries around the world found that mental health was the biggest health problem respondents from all generations except boomers said was facing their country in 2024. Approximately 44 percent of male boomers surveyed felt cancer was the biggest health problem facing their country, as opposed to only 28 percent of male Gen Z respondents.
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Ipsos. (September 24, 2024). Percentage of men worldwide who stated select issues were the biggest health problems facing people in their country in 2024, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1550320/perceived-leading-health-problems-worldwide-according-to-men-by-generation/
Ipsos. "Percentage of men worldwide who stated select issues were the biggest health problems facing people in their country in 2024, by generation." Chart. September 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 06, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1550320/perceived-leading-health-problems-worldwide-according-to-men-by-generation/
Ipsos. (2024). Percentage of men worldwide who stated select issues were the biggest health problems facing people in their country in 2024, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 06, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1550320/perceived-leading-health-problems-worldwide-according-to-men-by-generation/
Ipsos. "Percentage of Men Worldwide Who Stated Select Issues Were The Biggest Health Problems Facing People in Their Country in 2024, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1550320/perceived-leading-health-problems-worldwide-according-to-men-by-generation/
Ipsos, Percentage of men worldwide who stated select issues were the biggest health problems facing people in their country in 2024, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1550320/perceived-leading-health-problems-worldwide-according-to-men-by-generation/ (last visited May 06, 2026)
Percentage of men worldwide who stated select issues were the biggest health problems facing people in their country in 2024, by generation [Graph], Ipsos, September 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1550320/perceived-leading-health-problems-worldwide-according-to-men-by-generation/