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
52.8%
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 52.8%, and the mean is 50.7%.
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) | 53.0% | 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 | 23.0% | 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.