Self-perceived health by sex, age and groups of country of citizenship by country
Countries reporting
18
Highest
96.3
Greece
Lowest
11.9
Sweden
Median
52.75
Years covered
17
2009–2025
Data points
253
What the numbers show
Self-perceived health by sex, age and groups of country of citizenship is currently reported for 18 countries. The highest value is 96.3 in Greece; the lowest is 11.9 in Sweden.
The median across all reporting countries is 52.75, and the mean is 50.73.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Italy (up 311.2%), and the largest decrease in Sweden (down 78.4%).
Self-perceived health by sex, age and groups of country of citizenship: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 96.3 | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 2 | Cyprus | 77.5 | 2025 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 3 | Belgium | 61.4 | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 58.8 | 2025 | up 311.2% | rising |
| 4 | France | 58.8 | 2025 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 6 | Malta | 58.1 | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 56.8 | 2018 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 56.8 | 2018 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 9 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 53 | 2021 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 52.5 | 2025 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 11 | Germany | 49.1 | 2025 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 12 | Switzerland | 47.1 | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 13 | Ireland | 42.7 | 2025 | down 39.0% | flat |
| 14 | Spain | 39.7 | 2025 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 15 | Austria | 38.7 | 2025 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 16 | Denmark | 30.9 | 2025 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 17 | Norway | 23 | 2025 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 18 | Sweden | 11.9 | 2025 | down 78.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.