Iceland vs United Kingdom: People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age

Iceland
19.4%
in 2020
United Kingdom
19.4%
in 2018
Iceland rank
4th
United Kingdom rank
4th

People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age over time

  • Iceland
  • United Kingdom
0510152025200820142020

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 19.4% against 19.4% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 4th of 45 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 15.8% 10.8% 5.0% Iceland
2010s 20.5% 16.2% 4.3% Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age, Iceland or United Kingdom?
Iceland, at 19.4% against 19.4% in United Kingdom as of 2020.
What is the difference in people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age between Iceland and United Kingdom?
0.0%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United Kingdom?
10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2018.
How do Iceland and United Kingdom rank globally for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
Iceland ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 4th of 45 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and income quintile. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Iceland vs United Kingdom: People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/people-having-a-long-standing-illness-or-health-problem-by-sex-age-and-income-quintile/iceland/united-kingdom-2/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/people-having-a-long-standing-illness-or-health-problem-by-sex-age-and-income-quintile/iceland/united-kingdom-2/">Iceland vs United Kingdom: People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and income quintile
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 762 data points, 2008–2025
Last refreshed