People in Spain are particularly optimistic. There, 62 % are confident about the future of health. The Spanish health care system with its regional health centers is indeed considered one of the best worldwide. The "right to medical care" is anchored in the constitution. Employees pay (low) social security contributions. Optimists also outnumber future-pessimists in Italy, Great Britain, Russia and Serbia.

Especially the French (35 %) feel rather pessimistic about the future of health. Reasons: Fear of environmental and social problems as well as poorer medical care as a result of digitalisation.

The distrust in classical medicine, doctors and pharmacists is particularly distinct in Serbia (23 % of the respondents). The 18- to 34-year-olds are mainly responsible for this result.

Together with the British, the Spanish have the greatest confidence in classical medicine with 76 % each and most frequently answer the knowledge questions of the STADA Health Report 2019 correctly.

Nine out of ten Italians know what a generic drug is. In comparison: The majority of Poles (75 %) and Serbs (71 %) do not know exactly what a generic drug is. Remember: In Serbia, trust in classical medicine is very low.

An above-average number of people in Poland (42 %) and Serbia (37 %) rely on grandmother's home remedies as soon as they feel the first symptoms of a mild illness. This includes household remedies such as tea, chicken broth, rusk or a hot-water bottle.

69 % of the Russians could imagine being treated by doctor via webcam or the internet. Other countries are more sceptical.

Only 66 % of Germans (81 % of all respondents) would agree to a gene test. Merely 29 % of them would get a biosensor planted under their skin.

A maximum of four out of ten people are open for health apps and gadgets such as fitness trackers. Broad rejection prevails in Belgium but also in France, Germany and Serbia. Reasons: lack of acceptance, fear of data misuse. The younger the respondents, the more popular those digital features become.