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 13.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
13.6%
Change on year
down 5.6%
Rank
3rd
of 6 regions
All-time high
14.4%
in 2018
All-time low
9.2%
in 2008
Years of data
12
2008–2019
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), 2008–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) is 13.6%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 29.5% 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 14.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2008.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9.2% | — |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | +31.8% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 9.2% | 10.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 9.5% | 14.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
More economy & growth data for Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
- Gross value added and income by main industry (NACE Rev.2 ) 111.92 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure) 111.92 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components per capita 11,190 Current prices, euro per capita (2026)
- Construction producer prices or costs, new residential buildings 122.4 Index, 2021=100 (2024)
- Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real 1.04 (2025)
- Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real 1.05 (2024)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices 103.22 Index, 2025=100 (2026)
- Gross value added and income by main industry (NACE Rev.2 ) - annual 113.77 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure) 113.77 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2025)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - item 1,000 (2026)
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 13.6% in 2019, 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 14.4% in 2018.
- 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 9.2% in 2008.
- 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 3rd out of 6 regions with data for 2019.
- 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 29.5%. 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 income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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