People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Slovakia
Slovakia: People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age was 10.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Slovakia, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Slovakia is 10.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 51.4% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Slovakia peaked at 21.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2022.
Slovakia ranks 28th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9.6% | — |
| 2009 | 9.3% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +177.2% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -63.9% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +15.3% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 10.6% | +51.4% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 10.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.8%, 90% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 10.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.5%, 85% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Slovakia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +177.2% | 7.9% | 21.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 9.3% | 9.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 7.3% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 5.9% | 10.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More health data for Slovakia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,433 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 28 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0234 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Slovakia?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Slovakia was 10.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2022.
- How does Slovakia rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Slovakia ranks 28th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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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