People having a long-standing illness or health … educational in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)

Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022): People having a long-standing illness or health … educational was 14.6 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
14.6
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
6th
of 6 regions
All-time high
26.5
in 2013
All-time low
10
in 2011
Years of data
14
2008–2021

People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), 2008–2021

01020302008201420212008: 10.32009: 11.22010: 10.82011: 102012: 25.12013: 26.52014: 12.82015: 15.52016: 14.72017: 16.12018: 16.12019: 152020: 14.72021: 14.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2021, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) stood at 14.6.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 46.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) peaked at 26.5 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2011.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

People having a long-standing illness or health … educational in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), year by year

Annual values for People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and educational attainment level in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), 2008 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2008 10.3 —
2009 11.2 +8.7%
2010 10.8 -3.6%
2011 10 -7.4%
2012 25.1 +151.0%
2013 26.5 +5.6%
2014 12.8 -51.7%
2015 15.5 +21.1%
2016 14.7 -5.2%
2017 16.1 +9.5%
2018 16.1 +0.0%
2019 15 -6.8%
2020 14.7 -2.0%
2021 14.6 -0.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where People having a long-standing illness or health … educational in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 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.

YearChange FromTo
2012 +151.0% 10 25.1

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.75 10.3 11.2 2
2010s 16.26 10 26.5 10
2020s 14.65 14.6 14.7 2

Countries ranked near Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)

  1. 3 United Kingdom 24.1 compare
  2. 3 United Kingdom 24.1 compare
  3. 5 Estonia 22.9 compare
  4. 5 Estonia 22.9 compare
  5. 7 Sweden 22.6 compare
  6. 8 Netherlands 21.8 compare
  7. 8 Netherlands 21.8 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) was 14.6 in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
The highest recorded value was 26.5 in 2013.
What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2011.
How does Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 6th out of 6 regions with data for 2021.
Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 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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Indicator
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and educational attainment level
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
55 places, 885 data points, 2008–2025
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