2022GlobalMedicalTrendsSurveyReport2022GlobalMedicalTrendsSurveyReportTableofcontentsExecutivesummaryandkeyfindings............................................................3Aboutthesurvey..........................................................................................4Globalaveragemedicaltrendsbycountry.................................................5AsiaPacific......................................................................................................5Europe..............................................................................................................8LatinAmerica................................................................................................8MiddleEastandAfrica..............................................................................10NorthAmerica..............................................................................................10Updateontelehealth..........................................................................................11Wellbeingservices.............................................................................................14What’sdrivingglobalmedicaltrend............................................................17Topconditionsglobally....................................................................................18Managingmedicaltrend.................................................................................202willistowerswatson.com2022GlobalMedicalTrendsSurveyReport3The2022GlobalMedicalTrendsSurveyrevealsconsiderablevariationinhealthcarecostincreasesaroundtheworld.WithCOVID-19casessurgingindifferentcountriesatdifferenttimesin2020and2021,theuneventrajectoryofthepandemiccreatedconsiderablevolatilityinhealthcareutilizationandcosts.Afterdroppingto4.8%in2020andreboundingto8.1%thisyear,theprojectedhealthcarebenefitcosttrendisexpectedtocontinueatasimilarlevelfor2022,ataglobalaverageof8.1%.However,volatilityismoremarkedatanindividualcountrylevelduetotheuncertainti...
