People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Slovakia
Slovakia: People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age was 9.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Slovakia, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 9.9% for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in 2025.
That represents a change of up 39.4% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Slovakia peaked at 21.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2022.
That places Slovakia 28th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9.6% | — |
| 2009 | 9.4% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | +18.1% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +173.7% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -63.5% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | +19.0% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 9.9% | +39.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 9.4% | 9.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 7.2% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 5.8% | 9.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More work & labour data for Slovakia
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 66.6% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,755 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,755 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 62.9% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.5% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 37.4 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.5% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 4,140 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 4,140 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Slovakia?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Slovakia was 9.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2022.
- How does Slovakia rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Slovakia ranks 28th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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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