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 26.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
26.6%
Change on year
down 4.0%
Rank
6th
of 6 regions
All-time high
29.9%
in 2015
All-time low
22.7%
in 2010
Years of data
12
2009–2021
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), 2009–2021
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) recorded 26.6% for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in 2021.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 6.0% 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 29.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 2010.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 25.0% | — |
| 2010 | 22.7% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 23.3% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 27.3% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 26.6% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 22.7% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 26.6% | 26.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
More population data for Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national 346.91 million (2024)
- Live births (total) by month 2.95 million Number (2022)
- Deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex 3.16 million Number (2009)
- Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital 2.95 million Number (2022)
- Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection 3.80 million (2100)
- Population on 1st January by age, sex and type of projection 329.30 million Person (2100)
- Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and birth order 2.95 million Number (2022)
- Household final consumption expenditure by durability - annual data 114.47 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2025)
- Household final consumption expenditure by purpose 109.56 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2022)
- Household final consumption expenditure by purpose 112.79 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=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 26.6% 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 29.9% in 2015.
- 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 22.7% in 2010.
- 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 6.0%. 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 groups of country of birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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