People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022): People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age was 14.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
14.6%
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
6th
of 6 regions
All-time high
16.1%
in 2018
All-time low
10.2%
in 2011
Years of data
14
2008–2021
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), 2008–2021
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) recorded 14.6% for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) peaked at 16.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2011.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10.5% | — |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +18.6% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | +21.3% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 10.5% | 11.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 10.2% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 14.6% | 14.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
- 3 Sweden 23.1% compare
- 4 Estonia 22.8% compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 22.8% compare
- 4 Estonia 22.8% compare
- 4 United Kingdom 22.8% compare
- 8 Netherlands 22.6% compare
- 8 Netherlands 22.6% compare
More work & labour data for Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
- Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 348,876 Thousand persons (2026)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 66.37 million Thousand hours worked (2026)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 104.4 Index, 2020=100 (2026)
- Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 348,375 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 15.4 Euro (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 52,141 Euro (2025)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 263.53 million Thousand hours worked (2025)
- Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 262.44 million Thousand hours worked (2024)
- Labour input in construction - quarterly data 104.9 Index, 2021=100 (2024)
- Labour input in wholesale and retail trade - quarterly data 103.4 Index, 2021=100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) was 14.6% in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2011.
- How does Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 6th out of 6 regions with data for 2021.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and labour status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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