# Unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list) in Canary Islands

Unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list) in Canary Islands was 1.5% in 2025. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `unmet_medical_need_share`
- Place id: `es-ccaa-05`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Share of people aged 16 and over who say that in the previous 12 months they needed a medical examination or treatment and did not get it because it was too expensive, too far to travel or the waiting list was too long (EU statistics on income and living conditions, EU-SILC).
- Note: Self-reported, and measured over everyone aged 16 and over, not only those who needed care. Dental care is asked separately and is not included. The reference year is the survey year.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by NUTS 2 region, too expensive, too far to travel or waiting list (hlth_silc_08_r) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_silc_08_r/default/table)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: Eurostat. Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by NUTS 2 region, too expensive, too far to travel or waiting list (hlth_silc_08_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_silc_08_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/unmet-need-for-medical-care/canary-islands
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=unmet_medical_need_share&place=es-ccaa-05

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 1.5 |
| 2024 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 2.1 |
| 2022 | 1.5 |
| 2021 | 1.1 |