People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth in Slovakia
Slovakia: People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth was 43.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Slovakia, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Slovakia is 43.6, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Slovakia peaked at 49.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.8, in 2012.
That places Slovakia 2nd out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 33.5 | — |
| 2010 | 37.2 | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 30.1 | -19.1% |
| 2012 | 29.8 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 40.3 | +35.2% |
| 2014 | 29.8 | -26.1% |
| 2019 | 37 | +24.2% |
| 2020 | 42 | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 48.9 | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 39.8 | -18.6% |
| 2023 | 35.9 | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 49.4 | +37.6% |
| 2025 | 43.6 | -11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.03 | 29.8 | 40.3 | 6 |
| 2020s | 43.27 | 35.9 | 49.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More population data for Slovakia
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 5.42 million (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 5.42 million (2025)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 413.47 (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 46,241 (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 111.3 (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 5.42 million (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 46,241 (2024)
- Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region 1.46 (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 4,140 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 9.3 (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 43.6 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 49.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8 in 2012.
- How does Slovakia rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Slovakia ranks 2nd out of 39 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 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 groups of country of birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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