People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age was 15.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 15.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 26.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2014.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 24.7% | — |
| 2011 | 24.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -51.2% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | +18.9% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 15.4% | +6.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -51.2% | 26.0% | 12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.9% | 12.7% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.5% | 15.6% | 6 |
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More health data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 3.5 Rate (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 12,876 Number (2022)
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 4.3 Rate (2023)
- Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 16,837 Number (2023)
- Life expectancy by age and sex 81.5 Year (2024)
- Hospital beds by function and type of care 2.28 million Number (2024)
- Health graduates - historical data 64,888 Number (2020)
- Expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit 1.36 million Million euro (2023)
- Hospital beds by type of care - historical data 2.38 million Number (2019)
- Self-perceived health by sex, age and educational attainment level 50.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 15.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2014.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 4th out of 6 regions with data for 2025.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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