Over ** percent of healthcare professionals surveyed in 2020 believed climate change will harm patients to a great extent. A further ** percent said climate change will affect patients to a moderate amount, While, a minimal share believed climate change will have no effect.
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Lancet. (April 7, 2021). Distribution of healthcare professionals' opinions on the effect of climate change on their patients worldwide as of 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461474/climate-change-effect-on-patients-worldwide/
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