Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main reason declared and labour status by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
5.5%
Albania
Lowest
0.0%
Malta
Median
0.5%
Years covered
18
2008–2025
Data points
893
What the numbers show
Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main reason declared and labour status is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 5.5% in Albania; the lowest is 0.0% in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.5%, and the mean is 0.8%.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 266.7%), and the largest decrease in Slovakia (down 100.0%).
Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex … labour: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 5.5% | 2025 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 2 | Greece | 4.1% | 2025 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 3 | France | 2.2% | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 4 | Latvia | 2.1% | 2025 | up 75.0% | falling |
| 4 | Latvia | 2.1% | 2025 | up 75.0% | falling |
| 6 | Iceland | 1.9% | 2020 | down 42.4% | flat |
| 7 | Switzerland | 1.5% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 7 | Romania | 1.5% | 2025 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 1.3% | 2025 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 10 | North Macedonia | 1.1% | 2024 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Norway | 1.1% | 2025 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 10 | North Macedonia | 1.1% | 2024 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 0.9% | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 13 | Belgium | 0.9% | 2025 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 15 | Serbia | 0.8% | 2025 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Portugal | 0.8% | 2025 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 15 | Serbia | 0.8% | 2025 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Ireland | 0.7% | 2025 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 18 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 0.7% | 2019 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 0.6% | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Poland | 0.5% | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 21 | Poland | 0.5% | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 21 | Estonia | 0.5% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Denmark | 0.5% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Estonia | 0.5% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Netherlands | 0.4% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Netherlands | 0.4% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Sweden | 0.4% | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Türkiye | 0.4% | 2025 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Finland | 0.4% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Austria | 0.3% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 0.3% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 31 | Lithuania | 0.3% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Hungary | 0.3% | 2025 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Lithuania | 0.3% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 0.2% | 2018 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Spain | 0.2% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 36 | Slovenia | 0.2% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 36 | Germany | 0.2% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Slovenia | 0.2% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 0.2% | 2018 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Montenegro | 0.2% | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2025 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2025 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 45 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 45 | Malta | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.