Google’s Suggested Top Medical Searches
In a entertaining write up by XaquÃn G.V., in collaboration with Google News Lab, a few topics were analyzed in terms of searches. The piece titled:
Top Medical Phrases Searched – by Single Month
1 – “cancer”: 7.29 million/month searches
2 – “insomnia”: at 6.25 million/mo searches
3 – “leukemia”: 4.79 mill/mo
4 -“diabetes”: 4.78 mill/mo
5 – “fall asleep” at 4.66 mill/mo (Jan – 2017), but 1.7 mill/mo for the rest of the year
6 -“sciatica”: 4.06 mill/mo
7 -“chiropractor”: 3.31 mill/mo
8 – “lower blood pressure”: 3.35 mill/mo*
9 – “Calculate BMI”: 3.31 million monthly searches (March)*
10 – “lose weight”: 2.94 mill/mo
Additional health related phrases searched a significant amount monthly:
- “yoga” related phrases should be inserted here with 2.92 mill/mo searches at least in January 2017 this past year
- “hemorrhoids”: 2.50 mill/mo
- “arthritis” can be inserted here w/ 2.35 mill/mo searches (at least in March 2017)
- “get a six pack”: 1.93 mill/mo
- “massage”: 1.87 mill/mo
- “gain weight”: 1.87 mill/mo
- “meditate”: 1.84 mill/mo
- “fall asleep fast”: 1.62 mill/mo
- “lose belly weight”: 1.52 mill/mo
- “get rid of pimples”: 1.45 mill/mo
- “get rid of acne”: 1.36 mil/mo
- “stop snoring”: 1.29 mill/mo
- “quit smoking”: 1.01 mill/mo
- “get rid of hiccups”: 0.74 mill/mo
- “get rid of dandruff”: 0.56 mill/mo
- “get rid of stretch marks”: 0.55 mill/mo
Top 100 Individual Medical/Health Keyword Phrases Searched Monthly in Google
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2013’s Top Health Issues
Just tripped over this list while doing some historical keyword data gathering, but supposedly Google listed the top health issues back then:
Top Trending Health Issues
1) Flu
2) Cold
3) Labor
4) Diarrhea
5) Balance
6) Diet
7) Back Pain
8) Allergies
9) Rash
10) Lupus
2012’s Top Health Issues
Top Trending Health Issues
1) Hemorrhoid
2) Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
3) Sexually Transmitted Disease
4) Diaper Rash
5) Diarrhea
6) Urinary Tract Infection
7) Miscarriage
8) Heartburn
9) Celiac Disease
10) PTSD
2012’s Top Medical Symptoms
1) Pregnancy Symptoms
2) Diabetes Symptoms
3) Flu Symptoms
4) UTI Symptoms
5) Mono Symptoms
6) Strep Throat Symptoms
7) HIV Symptoms
8) Lupus Symptoms
9) Heart Attack Symptoms
10) Lyme Disease Symptoms
