People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth was 26.6 in 2021. ▲ Rising
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2009–2021
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) recorded 26.6 for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 29.9 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.6, in 2010.
That places Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 25th out of 39 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 24.9 | — |
| 2010 | 22.6 | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 25.1 | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 23.3 | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 25.6 | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 27.7 | +8.2% |
| 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 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 1 |
| 2010s | 26.54 | 22.6 | 29.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6 | 26.6 | 26.6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
More population data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
- Household final consumption expenditure by durability - annual data 115.13 (2025)
- Household final consumption expenditure by purpose 109.56 (2022)
- Households - level of internet access 94.55 (2025)
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population 13.2 (2021)
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and 37.8 (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households 26.2 (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 27.3 (2021)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type 13.6 (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 45.9 (2021)
- Overcrowding rate by household type - total population 12.4 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 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 (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- 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 (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6 in 2010.
- How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 25th out of 39 countries with data for 2021.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- 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 (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 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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