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.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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% |
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
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 30,237 Number (2024)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 5.9 Rate (2024)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 78.4 Year (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 274 Number (2024)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 20,026 Number (2020)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 31,016 Number (2020)
- Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 181 Number (2023)
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 2.28 Rate (2023)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 13,151 Number (2020)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 20,168 Number (2020)
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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