Perceived health status by country
This dataset presents data on perceived health status (percentage of the population, aged 15 years old and over who report their health to be ‘good/very good' (or excellent) (all positive response categories), ‘fair’ (not good, not bad), ‘bad/very bad’ (all negative response categories). It also includes data on...
What the numbers show
Perceived health status is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 15.1 Percentage of population in the same age in Latvia; the lowest is 2 Percentage of population in the same age in New Zealand.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.95 Percentage of population in the same age, and the mean is 8.16 Percentage of population in the same age.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 77.8%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 44.7%).
Perceived health status: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvia | 15.1 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 1 | Japan | 13.5 Percentage of population in the same age | 2022 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 2 | Lithuania | 12.6 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 2 | Portugal | 12.2 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 3 | Estonia | 12.1 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 3 | Israel | 11.8 Percentage of population in the same age | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 3 | Croatia | 11 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 4 | Germany | 10.8 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 4 | Poland | 9.8 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 5 | Norway | 10.3 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 5 | Slovenia | 9.3 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 6 | France | 10.2 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | up 30.8% | flat |
| 6 | Türkiye | 7.2 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 7 | Hungary | 9.2 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 7 | Netherlands | 6.2 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 8 | Czechia | 9 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 8.6 Percentage of population in the same age | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 9 | Belgium | 8.6 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 11 | Denmark | 8.1 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 8 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 7.9 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 14 | Austria | 7.6 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 15 | Iceland | 7.5 Percentage of population in the same age | 2021 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 15 | Spain | 7.5 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 17 | Italy | 7 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 17 | Greece | 7 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 19 | Finland | 6.2 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 20 | Chile | 6.1 Percentage of population in the same age | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 5.9 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 22 | Ireland | 5.5 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 23 | Romania | 5.4 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 24 | Switzerland | 4.4 Percentage of population in the same age | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 25 | Australia | 3.8 Percentage of population in the same age | 2022 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 26 | United States | 3.3 Percentage of population in the same age | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 27 | Canada | 3.2 Percentage of population in the same age | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 28 | New Zealand | 2 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Slovak Republic 11.5 Percentage of population in the same age
- Korea 11.3 Percentage of population in the same age
About this data
This dataset presents data on perceived health status (percentage of the population, aged 15 years old and over who report their health to be ‘good/very good' (or excellent) (all positive response categories), ‘fair’ (not good, not bad), ‘bad/very bad’ (all negative response categories). It also includes data on perceived health status by age and gender (percentage of the population who report their health to be 'good/very good' (or excellent), for various age groups). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.