Good Or Bad? What New Zealanders Think About The Healthcare They Receive

New Zealanders are much more likely to think the level of care they get is good vs bad. Mental health is still seen as the top concern facing New Zealand. And New Zealanders have higher awareness of GLP-1s than the global average.

In the recent Ipsos Health Service Report, its seventh edition, Ipsos New Zealand explored people’s attitudes and perceptions of the biggest health concerns facing people in New Zealand and the healthcare they receive.

Amongst other Healthcare topics in the 30-country study, Ipsos researchers sought to better understand GLP-1s, its awareness in New Zealand and around the world, and whether people think it will have an impact on obesity levels.

Key findings in the New Zealand edition of the Health Service Report include:

• New Zealanders are much more likely to think the level of care they get is good vs bad. Just over half (51%) rate the quality of the healthcare they have access to in NZ as good, this is higher than the global average (43%). Only 21% of New Zealanders rate the care they receive as poor.
• Mental health is seen as the top health problem (and globally). 6-in-10 place mental health as the biggest health problem facing people in New Zealand (61%), this is higher than the 45% average across 30 countries globally. Mental health ranks ahead of cancer (47%) and obesity (40%).
• Higher awareness and source of awareness of GLP-1s than the global average. More than half (53%) of New Zealanders have heard about GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy, this awareness is higher than the global average (36%).

Read the full Health Service report here: https://www.ipsos.com/en-nz/health-mental-health-new-zealand

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