People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
Euro area - 18 countries (2014): People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age was 14.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area - 18 countries (2014), 2008–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area - 18 countries (2014) stood at 14.8%.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area - 18 countries (2014) peaked at 26.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2011.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area - 18 countries (2014), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10.4% | — |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | +152.0% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -51.9% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | -1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area - 18 countries (2014) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +152.0% | 10.0% | 25.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 10.4% | 11.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 10.0% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.8% | 14.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
- 2 Norway 31.8% compare
- 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24.1% compare
- 3 United Kingdom 24.1% compare
- 5 Estonia 22.9% compare
- 5 Estonia 22.9% compare
- 7 Sweden 22.6% compare
- 8 Netherlands 21.8% compare
- 8 Netherlands 21.8% compare
More health data for Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
- Self-perceived health by sex, age and educational attainment level 48.4% (2020)
- Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability 12.3% (2020)
- Self-perceived health by level of disability (activity limitation) 93.1% (2020)
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age 24.1% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area - 18 countries (2014) was 14.8% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2011.
- How does Euro area - 18 countries (2014) rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 5th out of 6 regions with data for 2020.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area - 18 countries (2014) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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