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
26.6%
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 26.6%, and the mean is 25.9%.
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 problem, by sex, age: 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 | 25.0% | 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 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.