Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Finland
Finland: Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability was 35.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Finland, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Finland recorded 35.4% for persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Finland peaked at 35.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2010.
Finland ranks 1st of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 18.7% | — |
| 2011 | 20.7% | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 33.9% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 33.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 32.2% | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 35.4% | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.6% | 18.7% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 29.5% | 35.4% | 6 |
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More health data for Finland
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4544 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,271 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0394 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 545 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Finland?
- Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Finland was 35.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2010.
- How does Finland rank for persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability?
- Finland ranks 1st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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