(Video courtesy of the Meridian International Center)Through its annual World Poll, Gallup has been tracking people's satisfaction with the availability of quality healthcare in more than 140 countries and areas for over a decade.
Here's what we ask: "In the city or area where you live, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the availability of quality healthcare?"We have asked this question everywhere, every year since 2007.
The global average over that period shows decent positive progress, with our highest numbers in 2018 and 2019. If there is a positive here, it is that the medical community was on strong footing before the pandemic hit.