In November 2020, a survey found that ** percent of Spanish respondents consider mental health problem more serious than physical health problems, in contrast **** percent of Spaniards believed the opposite. However, in the United Kingdom ** percent of respondents considered both mental and physical health problems to be equally serious. Across all European countries surveyed, the majority share of respondents considered both problems to be equally important.
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YouGov. (December 10, 2020). Generally speaking, do you consider mental health problems or physical health problems to be more serious, or are they equally serious? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196075/importance-of-mental-health-and-physical-health-in-europe/
YouGov. "Generally speaking, do you consider mental health problems or physical health problems to be more serious, or are they equally serious?." Chart. December 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196075/importance-of-mental-health-and-physical-health-in-europe/
YouGov. (2020). Generally speaking, do you consider mental health problems or physical health problems to be more serious, or are they equally serious?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196075/importance-of-mental-health-and-physical-health-in-europe/
YouGov. "Generally Speaking, Do You Consider Mental Health Problems or Physical Health Problems to Be More Serious, or Are They Equally Serious?." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196075/importance-of-mental-health-and-physical-health-in-europe/
YouGov, Generally speaking, do you consider mental health problems or physical health problems to be more serious, or are they equally serious? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196075/importance-of-mental-health-and-physical-health-in-europe/ (last visited June 29, 2025)
Generally speaking, do you consider mental health problems or physical health problems to be more serious, or are they equally serious? [Graph], YouGov, December 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196075/importance-of-mental-health-and-physical-health-in-europe/
