Usage of AI in Healthcare: Statistics, Facts and Trends Guide for 2025

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AI usage in healthcare…

What’s the adoption rate?

What are the use cases of AI in healthcare? Is AI able to substantially transform healthcare and improve the lives and health of patients old and young?

Find out in my updated AI usage in healthcare statistics and facts guide for 2025.

You can use this jump link to quickly jump to the KEY STATS section.

All the references and resources I used in crafting my guide are listed at the bottom of the page.

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AI Usage in Healthcare Statistics, Facts and Trends Guide for 2025
AI Usage in Healthcare: Statistics, Facts and Trends Guide for 2025

Key Usage of AI in Healthcare Statistics, Facts and Trends for this Year

Key Usage of AI in Healthcare Statistics, Facts and Trends for 2025

  • 53% of consumers believe generative AI will improve access to healthcare. (Source)
  • Americans are a little bit more pessimistic in this regard with only 46% of them thinking AI will make healthcare more affordable for them (Canada and the US). (Source)
  • The market experienced its largest single-year growth of 72.4% between 2019 and 2020 and overall, rapid growth lies ahead for AI healthcare industry. (Source)
  • Between 2020 and 2023, the market size of AI in healthcare experienced a growth of 233%, increasing from $6.7 billion to $22.4 billion.  (Source)
  • As of 2024, the AI healthcare market has reached a size of $32.3 billion. By 2032 the market size will grow to reach $317.1 billion driven by an average CAGR of 37.1%. (Source)
  • In 2023, the United States generated $11.8 billion in AI healthcare revenue. The United States are forecast to generate $102.2 billion in revenue by 2030 through its AI healthcare sector. (Source)
  • The country with the highest projected growth is China, where revenue is expected to increase by more than two-fifths (42.5%) by 2030, from $1,585 million to $18,883 million. (Source)
  • The European country with the highest expected growth is France, with a projected market growth of 39.5% by the end of the decade. (Source)
  • Nearly two-thirds (64%) of clinicians in South America believe that the majority of their medical decisions will be benefitted by AI. (Source)
  • Research shows that 53% of EU healthcare organizations plan to implement medical robotics by the end of 2024. (Source)
  • Other world regions are lagging behind in adding medical robots in their healthcare systems. (Source)
  • However, China, (43%), Japan (37%) and USA (31%) are not that far behind the EU and the investments in medical robotics are ramping up. (Source)
  • By 2032, 98% of healthcare organization in EU and 87% of healthcare organizations globally will implement medical robots into their daily practice. (Source)
  • The global Medical Robotics Market was valued at $13.19 billion in 2023. With a compound annual growth rate of 15.69%, it’s expected that the industry will be worth $52.41 billion by 2032. (Source)
  • Currently, 25% of hospitals in the United States already utilize predictive analysis driven by AI. (Source)
  • Studies indicate that 60% of patients would feel uncomfortable if their healthcare provider relied on AI for medical care. (Source)
  • Women are more wary of AI usage in healthcare than men. Survey data reveals that 54% of men and 66% of women expressed discomfort with AI in healthcare. These people are worried healthcare will lose the human touch and be maximally professionalized and digitized at the expense of human comfort. (Source)
  • In a recent patient survey 33% of Americans expressed concern that AI would lead to worse outcomes for patients. Research indicates that 38% of Americans believe healthcare outcomes would improve with AI implementation. (Source)
  • Survey data shows that 39% of patients felt comfortable about relying on AI for their medical care. A significant majority (75%) of respondents expressed concern about rushing AI implementation without fully understanding the risks. Among those knowledgeable about AI, 70% still maintained strong reservations about its implementation in healthcare. The general consensus among survey respondents is that AI has both the potential to reduce human doctor mistakes and worsen the relationship between doctors and patents (Source)
  • Among different demographic groups, 62% of white patients reported feeling uncomfortable with AI in healthcare. The numbers for Hispanics was 57% and for black US adults 61%. (Source)
  • Among older Americans, 64% of respondents over 50 expressed discomfort with AI in healthcare. Youngsters are more open to the presence of AI in healthcare (44% of younger adults in the US feel comfortable with the concept of AI in healthcare). (Source)
  • Among different education levels, 47% of postgraduate degree holders expressed comfort with AI in healthcare. This is lower approval rate than the one coming from high school diploma holders. 62% of people who only finished high school think AI in healthcare is a bad idea. (Source)
  • A recent survey showed that a significant majority of pathologists, specifically 80% of them believe AI will contribute to increased life expectancy in a multitude of ways. And 87% of them believe AI already can effectively establish patient prognosis and prevent many errors human doctors statistically make. (Source)
  • France’s AI healthcare sector is expected to see growth of 39.5% by the end of the decade. (Source)
  • Currently, 42% of EU healthcare organizations utilize AI for disease diagnosis. And 89% of healthcare professionals working within hospitals that extensively use AI say AI will drastically accelerate medical processes. (Source)
  • In both South America and Asia-Pacific region, 64% of clinicians believe AI will influence their medical decisions. In Europe only 42% of physicians think so and North American edges out Europe by 1% (43%). In Middle East and Africa 61% of healthcare professionals are open to AI guiding their medical decisions. (Source)
  • An additional 19% of healthcare organizations plan to implement AI for disease diagnosis within three years. (Source)
  • 25% of healthcare organizations prioritize predictive analytics and risk stratification in their AI implementation. (Source)
  • Projections show that 72% of healthcare organizations globally are expected to introduce AI for patient monitoring in the next 3-4 years. Currently, 15% of healthcare organizations prioritize clinical documentation and dictation in their AI strategy. These are all pretty basic and conservative uses of AI in healthcare. (Source)
  • A recent survey showed that the majority (58%) of medical practitioners agree that AI improves working process efficiency in healthcare. And 56% of them totally agree that AI improves the quality of patient diagnoses. (Source)
  • 50% of healthcare professionals strongly believe that AI would improve treatment quality. The other 50% range from undecided (19%) to vehemently opposing the idea of AI-driven healthcare (31%). (Source)
  • The same survey showed that 33% of healthcare professionals strongly agree that AI would ultimately improve patient satisfaction through fewer errors made and faster work done. (Source)
  • Among healthcare professionals, 73% expressed concern about AI’s impact on employment in the sector. This fear is prevalent across different healthcare professions and especially concerned are those working in surgical specialties within hospitals. Their fear is that robots are coming to replace them with better work and cheaper prices (robots need to be maintained, but they don’t require salaries to keep working). (Source)
  • Currently, only 30% of doctors believe AI can perform with fewer errors than human healthcare providers. But it’s a common knowledge than AI gets smarter as the tech develops. (Source)

Detailed Usage of AI in Healthcare Statistics, Facts and Trends for this Year

What Percentage Of Consumers Believe AI Will Improve Healthcare Access?

53% of consumers globally believe generative AI will improve access to healthcare. (Source)

Americans are a little bit more pessimistic in this regard with only 46% of them thinking AI will make healthcare more affordable for them (Canada and the US). (Source)

What’s the Predicted Growth Rate of AI Usage in the Healthcare Industry?

The market experienced its largest single-year growth of 72.4% between 2019 and 2020 and overall, rapid growth lies ahead for AI healthcare industry. (Source)

Between 2020 and 2023, the market size of AI in healthcare experienced a growth of 233%, increasing from $6.7 billion to $22.4 billion. (Source)

As of 2024, the AI healthcare market has reached a size of $32.3 billion. By 2032 the market size will grow to reach $317.1 billion driven by an average CAGR of 37.1%. (Source)

In 2023, the United States generated $11.8 billion in AI healthcare revenue. (Source) And the US is forecast to generate $102.2 billion in revenue by 2030 through AI healthcare sector. (Source)

The country with the highest projected growth is China, where revenue is expected to increase by more than two-fifths (42.5%) by 2030, from $1,585 million to $18,883 million. (Source)

The country with the highest expected growth in Europe is France, with a projected growth of 39.5% by the end of the decade. (Source)

What's the Predicted Growth Rate of AI Usage in the Healthcare Industry?
What’s the Predicted Growth Rate of AI Usage in the Healthcare Industry? Source

What Percentage of Healthcare Organizations Plan to Use Medical Robotics?

Research shows that 53% of EU healthcare organizations plan to implement medical robotics by the end of 2024. (Source)

Other world regions are lagging behind in adding medical robots in their healthcare systems. However, China, (43%), Japan (37%) and USA (31%) are not that far behind the EU and the investments are ramping up. (Source)

The global Medical Robotics Market was valued at $13.19 billion in 2023. (Source) With a compound annual growth rate of 15.69%, it’s expected that the industry will be worth $52.41 billion by 2032. (Source)

And by 2032, 98% of healthcare organization in EU and 87% of healthcare organizations globally will implement medical robots into their daily practice. (Source)

What Percentage of Patients Feel Uncomfortable with AI-Based Healthcare?

Studies indicate that 60% of patients would feel uncomfortable if their healthcare provider relied on AI for medical care. (Source)

Women are more wary of AI usage in healthcare than men. Survey data reveals that 54% of men and 66% of women expressed discomfort with AI in healthcare. (Source) These people are worried healthcare will lose the human touch and be maximally professionalized and digitized at the expense of human comfort. (Source)

Are Americans Excited about Prospect of AI Usage in Healthcare?

In a recent survey 33% of Americans expressed concern that AI would lead to worse outcomes for patients. (Source) Research indicates that 38% of Americans believe healthcare outcomes will improve with AI implementation. (Source)

Are Americans Excited about Prospect of AI Usage in Healthcare?
Are Americans Excited about Prospect of AI Usage in Healthcare? Source

Survey data shows that 39% of patients felt comfortable about relying on AI for their medical care. (Source)

A significant majority (75%) of respondents expressed concern about rushing AI implementation without fully understanding the risks. (Source)

Among those knowledgeable about AI, 70% still maintained reservations about its implementation in healthcare. (Source)

How Do Different Demographic Groups Feel about the Usage of AI in Healthcare?

Among different demographic groups (globally), 62% of white patients reported feeling uncomfortable with AI in healthcare. The numbers for Hispanics was 57% and for black US adults 61%. (Source)

In the US specifically 64% of older Americans (age >50) expressed discomfort with AI in healthcare. (Source)

And youngsters are more open to the presence of AI in healthcare (44% of younger adults feel comfortable with the concept of AI in healthcare). (Source)

Among different education levels, 47% of postgraduate degree holders expressed comfort with AI in healthcare. (Source) This is lower approval rate than the one coming from high school diploma holders. 62% of people who only finished high school think AI in healthcare is a bad idea. (Source)

How Many Pathologists Believe AI Will Increase Life Expectancy?

A recent survey showed that a significant majority of pathologists, specifically 80% of them believe AI will contribute to increased life expectancy in a multitude of ways. And 87% of them believe AI already can effectively establish patient prognosis and prevent many errors human doctors statistically make. (Source)

What’s the Openness Level Towards AI in Healthcare In Different Parts of the World?

In both South America and Asia-Pacific region, 64% of clinicians believe AI will influence their medical decisions. In Europe only 42% of physicians think so and North American edges out Europe by 1% (43%). In Middle East and Africa 61% of healthcare professionals are open to AI guiding their medical decisions. (Source)

What's the Openness Level Towards AI in Healthcare In Different Parts of the World?
What’s the Openness Level Towards AI in Healthcare In Different Parts of the World? Source

What Percentage of Healthcare Organizations are Expected to Use AI for Patient Monitoring?

Projections show that 72% of healthcare organizations globally are expected to introduce AI for patient monitoring in the next 3-4 years. (Source) Currently, 15% of healthcare organizations prioritize clinical documentation and dictation in their AI strategy. These are all pretty basic and conservative uses of AI in healthcare. (Source)

Nearly two-thirds (64%) of clinicians in South America believe that the majority of their medical decisions will be benefitted by AI. (Source)

In the EU, that percentage is much higher standing at 89% of healthcare professionals who believe AI will accelerate medical processes. (Source)

What Do Healthcare Practitioners Think of AI’s Role Within the Healthcare Industry?

Healthcare practitioners have mixed opinion on AI’s role within the healthcare industry.

Research indicates that 29% of healthcare professionals believe clinical decision support tools can have the a positive impact on patient care. (Source)

25% of healthcare personnel prioritize predictive analytics and risk stratification in their AI implementation. (Source)

56% of healthcare professionals agree that AI improves the quality of diagnoses and 50% of healthcare professionals strongly believe that AI will improve treatment quality. (Source)

Finally,  majority of 58% agree that AI has huge potential for improving working process efficiency in healthcare. (Source)

Note: other surveys have showed more skepticism towards AI usage in healthcare.

This year’s survey (linked in the reference section of this guide) showed that 39% of healthcare practitioners somewhat agree that AI improves patient satisfaction. (Source)

What Percentage of Healthcare Professionals Worry About AI’s Employment Impact?

Among healthcare professionals, 73% expressed concern about AI’s impact on employment in the sector. (Source)

This fear is prevalent across different healthcare professions and especially concerned are surgeons and those working in surgical specialties within hospitals. Their fear is that robots are coming to replace them and that no matter how good they’re at their jobs, AI-powered robots will be better and for cheaper.(Source)

Note: currently, only 30% of doctors believe AI can perform with fewer errors than human healthcare providers. But it’s a common knowledge than AI gets smarter as the tech develops. (Source)

AI Usage in Healthcare Statistics, Facts and Trends Guide (Conclusion)

My updated guide for 2025 lists the best and latest statistics, facts and trends about AI usage in the healthcare industry.

I hope you enjoyed it because the guide is now over.

During my research, I consulted these resources below:

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