Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main reason declared and income quintile by country
Countries reporting
42
Highest
9.0%
Greece
Lowest
0.0%
Ireland
Median
0.2%
Years covered
9
2008–2016
Data points
422
What the numbers show
Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main reason declared and income quintile is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 9.0% in Greece; the lowest is 0.0% in Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.7%.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Belgium (up 1,500.0%), and the largest decrease in Sweden (down 100.0%).
Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 9.0% | 2016 | up 1,185.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Türkiye | 3.6% | 2015 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 3 | Italy | 2.8% | 2016 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 2.0% | 2016 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Belgium | 1.6% | 2016 | up 1,500.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Portugal | 1.0% | 2016 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 7 | Romania | 0.9% | 2016 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 8 | Malta | 0.8% | 2016 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Latvia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 0.8% | 2016 | up 33.3% | flat |
| 8 | Latvia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 12 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 0.7% | 2016 | unchanged | falling |
| 13 | Slovakia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 500.0% | rising |
| 13 | Slovakia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 500.0% | rising |
| 15 | Czechia | 0.5% | 2016 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Iceland | 0.5% | 2015 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Estonia | 0.4% | 2016 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Estonia | 0.4% | 2016 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Norway | 0.3% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Poland | 0.2% | 2016 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 20 | Denmark | 0.2% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 20 | France | 0.2% | 2016 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Poland | 0.2% | 2016 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 24 | Switzerland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 24 | North Macedonia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Germany | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Spain | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Finland | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Austria | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Ireland | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.