…an astounding 40% of the French public have used homeopathic medicines, and 39% of French physicians have prescribed them. (2. F. Bouchayer, "Alternative Medicines: A General Approach to the French Situation," Complementary Medical Research, May, 1990)
…according to an article in the British Medical Journal, 42% of British physicians surveyed refer patients to homeopathic physicians. (3. Richard Wharton and George Lewith, "Complementary Medicine and the General Practitioner," British Medicine Journal, 292, June 7, 1986, 1498-1500)
One respected author estimated that 20% of German physicians use homeopathic medicines occasionally. (4. Lynn Payer, Medicine and Culture, New York: Holt, 1988)
Quotes from the article Homeopathy - Rise Of The Phoenix, available on themedica.com (November 7, 2008)
In the US, about 62% of the population uses some sort of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Further, Homeopathy which is a part of “Whole Medical Systems” ranks at number four position as the most popular form of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). It accounts for 2.7 percent of CAM users.
…in a recent Global TGI survey, people were asked whether they trust homeopathy? The following are the percentages of people living in urban areas who said YES:, India 62%, Brazil 58%, Saudi Arabia 53%, Chile 49%, United Arab Emirates 49%, France 40%, South Africa 35%, Russia 28%, Germany 27%, Argentina 25%, Hungary 25%, USA 18%, UK 15%.
Homoeopathy also has a reasonable following in The Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Greece, Scotland, Ireland, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, Russia, Canada, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and throughout South America.