Perceived health status by socio-economic status by country
This dataset presents data on perceived health status by income quintile (the proportion of persons aged 15 years old and over within the highest and lowest income quintiles who report their health to be ‘good/very good’). Quintile 1 (Lowest 20% of income group) and Quintile 5 (Highest 20% of income group) are...
What the numbers show
Perceived health status by socio-economic status is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 79 Percentage of population in the same age in New Zealand; the lowest is 33.1 Percentage of population in the same age in Portugal.
The median across all reporting countries is 60.3 Percentage of population in the same age, and the mean is 58.75 Percentage of population in the same age.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Czechia (up 48.8%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 32.2%).
Perceived health status by socio-economic status: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 79 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 2 | United States of America | 73.4 Percentage of population in the same age | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 3 | Canada | 69.6 Percentage of population in the same age | 2024 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 4 | Switzerland | 68.1 Percentage of population in the same age | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 5 | Norway | 67.1 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 6 | Ireland | 66.1 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 7 | Czechia | 64.3 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 8 | Iceland | 61.6 Percentage of population in the same age | 2020 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 61.1 Percentage of population in the same age | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 10 | Denmark | 60.7 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 11 | Italy | 60.5 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | 60.5 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 13 | Luxembourg | 60.4 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 14 | Belgium | 60.2 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 15 | Romania | 59 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 15 | Greece | 59 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 15 | Germany | 59 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 18 | Spain | 58.1 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 19 | Austria | 53.6 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 52.5 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 51.8 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 22 | France | 51.1 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 23 | Israel | 50.4 Percentage of population in the same age | 2024 | down 18.6% | flat |
| 24 | Finland | 47.7 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 25 | Chile | 39.6 Percentage of population in the same age | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 26 | Portugal | 33.1 Percentage of population in the same age | 2025 | down 0.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Netherlands 56.3 Percentage of population in the same age
- Slovak Republic 55.5 Percentage of population in the same age
- Estonia 52.6 Percentage of population in the same age
- Croatia 42.2 Percentage of population in the same age
- Türkiye 51.8 Percentage of population in the same age
- Korea 34.8 Percentage of population in the same age
- Latvia 47.9 Percentage of population in the same age
- Poland 46.4 Percentage of population in the same age
- Slovenia 42 Percentage of population in the same age
- Lithuania 31.5 Percentage of population in the same age
About this data
This dataset presents data on perceived health status by income quintile (the proportion of persons aged 15 years old and over within the highest and lowest income quintiles who report their health to be ‘good/very good’). Quintile 1 (Lowest 20% of income group) and Quintile 5 (Highest 20% of income group) are taken into account. This dataset also includes data on perceived health status by education level (proportion of persons aged 15 years old and over by level of education who report their health to be “good” or “better”.) The following education levels are taken into account: Low education (ISCED 0 to 2), Medium education (ISCED 3 and 4), and High education (ISCED 5 to 8). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.