People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and groups of country of citizenship by country
Countries reporting
22
Highest
35.6
Finland
Lowest
9.4
Italy
Median
26.65
Years covered
17
2009–2025
Data points
314
What the numbers show
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and groups of country of citizenship is currently reported for 22 countries. The highest value is 35.6 in Finland; the lowest is 9.4 in Italy.
The median across all reporting countries is 26.65, and the mean is 25.91.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 102.2%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 28.4%).
People having a long-standing illness or health … citizenship: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 35.6 | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 2 | Norway | 34.4 | 2025 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 3 | France | 33.8 | 2025 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 4 | Austria | 32.4 | 2025 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 5 | Switzerland | 30.8 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 6 | Denmark | 29.7 | 2025 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 7 | Netherlands | 29.3 | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 29.3 | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 9 | Sweden | 27.3 | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 10 | Belgium | 27.1 | 2025 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 10 | Ireland | 27.1 | 2025 | up 102.2% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 26.2 | 2025 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 13 | Cyprus | 25 | 2025 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 14 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 24.1 | 2019 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 15 | Luxembourg | 23.9 | 2025 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 16 | Germany | 23.7 | 2025 | down 28.4% | flat |
| 17 | Portugal | 22.9 | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 21.4 | 2018 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 21.4 | 2018 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 20 | Czechia | 19.8 | 2025 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 21 | Greece | 15.5 | 2020 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 22 | Italy | 9.4 | 2025 | down 19.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.