Perceived health status in United States
United States: Perceived health status was 3.3 Percentage of population in the same age in 2024. ▲ Rising
Perceived health status in United States, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same age.
Analysis
United States recorded 3.3 Percentage of population in the same age for perceived health status in 2024.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perceived health status in United States peaked at 3.7 Percentage of population in the same age in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.8 Percentage of population in the same age, in 2016.
United States ranks 26th of 28 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.04 Percentage of population in the same age | 2.9 Percentage of population in the same age | 3.2 Percentage of population in the same age | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.02 Percentage of population in the same age | 2.8 Percentage of population in the same age | 3.7 Percentage of population in the same age | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.22 Percentage of population in the same age | 3 Percentage of population in the same age | 3.4 Percentage of population in the same age | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 23 Romania 5.4 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 24 Switzerland 4.4 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 25 Australia 3.8 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 27 Canada 3.2 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 28 New Zealand 2 Percentage of population in the same age compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1867 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,069 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,015 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2.37 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2.38 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2.24 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perceived health status in United States?
- Perceived health status in United States was 3.3 Percentage of population in the same age in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest perceived health status recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7 Percentage of population in the same age in 2019.
- What is the lowest perceived health status recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 Percentage of population in the same age in 2016.
- How does United States rank for perceived health status?
- United States ranks 26th out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is perceived health status rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Perceived health status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.