Netherlands vs Sweden: People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age
Netherlands
29.3%
in 2025
Sweden
27.3%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
7th
Sweden rank
9th
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 29.3% against 27.3% in Sweden, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 9th of 22 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.2% | 24.5% | 0.8% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 25.7% | 0.9% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age, Netherlands or Sweden?
- Netherlands, at 29.3% against 27.3% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 2.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Netherlands ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 9th of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and groups of country of citizenship. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.