About the Index

Year-two results of the Hologic Global Women’s Health Index show that prioritizing women’s health is more critical now than ever. The private and public sectors must partner together and take actionable steps towards improving women’s health.  With the data from the Hologic Global Women’s Health Index we can get there. It's one more way Hologic is bringing The Science of Sure® to life.

About the Index

What Is the Hologic Global Women’s Health Index?

A Life-Changing Study for Women. And the World.

The Hologic Global Women’s Health Index is a global indicator of a healthy future for women. Developed in collaboration with international public health and medical experts and the Gallup World Poll research team, a set of questions was formulated that together capture and measure women’s experiences with health and healthcare. These questions, in combination with other existing World Poll questions, make up the Hologic Global Women’s Health Index.

Harnessing the power and global reach of the Gallup World Poll, the Hologic Global Women’s Health Index represents the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of 2.5 billion women aged 15+. This multiyear effort will contribute to international awareness that women’s health is a critical foundation for the advancement of humankind and that more needs to be done to improve the healthcare, and ultimately life expectancy, of women and girls everywhere.
 

122

Countries & Territories in 2021

140+

Languages

66,000

Women & Girls Surveyed (ages 15 and older)

94%

Of the World's Population in 2021

36M+

Data Points Captured

127,000

People Surveyed

5 Dimensions

What Does the Index Measure?

By country and territory, the Hologic Global Women’s Health Index measures five dimensions of health: Preventive Care, Basic Needs, Opinions of Health & Safety, Individual Health, and Emotional Health. By providing a single, global, and comprehensive view of these five dimensions, world leaders, change-makers, and society as a whole can understand the issues at hand and act quickly to improve the quality of life and life expectancy of women worldwide.

About Methodology

With a team of global experts, Hologic and Gallup set out to understand which key metrics would be most meaningful to study in a women-focused index of health conducted at the national level. Women’s health is a combination of physical health as well as social, economic, and political factors (culture, poverty, discrimination, violence, system of provision of health services, geographical location, etc.). But not all of the issues facing women today can be measured in a non-epidemiological social science survey.

About the index

Our Promise

Women’s health is societal health. Its connection to families, communities, and society is intertwined. As a global medical device company, Hologic specializes in the early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of women’s health issues.

We know firsthand that you cannot improve what you do not measure. And when we discovered we could not answer some of the most pressing questions in women’s health, we made it our goal to close the gap in the world’s physical and medical understanding and lead the way for better health for over 3.9 billion women while asking the world to join us. And we did, creating the Hologic Global Women’s Health Index, an embodiment of our company’s Purpose, Passion, and Promise.

PURPOSE

We are enabling healthier lives everywhere, every day. The Index is using global data to inspire conversations that will drive change.

PASSION

We are dedicated to being global champions for women’s health.

The Index is bringing awareness to the issues.

PROMISE

We will give women the highest degree of certainty in their health.

The Index is Hologic’s promise in action.

Get in Touch

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