EU countries by people who rate their health as good or very good

Ireland had the highest people who rate their health as good or very good of 27 EU countries in 2015, at 82.8%. Lithuania had the lowest, at 42.8%. The median was 68% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 66.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest82.8Ireland

Lowest42.8Lithuania

Median6827 EU countries

European Union (27)66.7History

All EU countries, 2015

%. Source: Eurostat, Self-perceived health, very good or good, aged 16 and over, all education levels (hlth_silc_02). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2015 (%)	Change on 2014
1	Ireland	82.8	-0.2 pts
2	Cyprus	80.3	+2.6 pts
3	Sweden	77.6	-1.1 pts
4	Netherlands	76.2	-1.1 pts
5	Belgium	74.6	-0.4 pts
6	Greece	74.1	+0.5 pts
7	Spain	72.6	-0.2 pts
8	Denmark	71.5	-1 pts
9	Malta	71.2	-3.8 pts
10	Luxembourg	70.6	-2.2 pts
11	Romania	70	+0.8 pts
12	Austria	69.9	+0.3 pts
12	Finland	69.9	+0.6 pts
14	France	68	-0.3 pts
15	Slovakia	66	+1.3 pts
16	Italy	65.8	-2.2 pts
17	Bulgaria	65.6	-0.4 pts
18	Slovenia	64.8	0 pts
19	Germany	64.6	-0.6 pts
20	Czechia	61.3	+0.5 pts
21	Croatia	58.2	+0.1 pts
22	Poland	57.9	-0.4 pts
23	Hungary	56.4	-0.6 pts
24	Estonia	51.5	-0.4 pts
25	Portugal	46.5	+0.5 pts
26	Latvia	46.3	+0.4 pts
27	Lithuania	42.8	-2.2 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Share of people aged 16 and over who describe their health in general as very good or good (EU statistics on income and living conditions, EU-SILC).

A subjective measure: answers depend on expectations and on how the question reads in each language, so changes within a country are more reliable than gaps between countries. The reference year is the survey year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Self-perceived health, very good or good, aged 16 and over, all education levels (hlth_silc_02). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_silc_02/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Self-perceived health, very good or good, aged 16 and over, all education levels (hlth_silc_02) (EU countries by people who rate their health as good or very good, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_silc_02/default/table

MLA 9

Self-perceived health, very good or good, aged 16 and over, all education levels (hlth_silc_02), EU countries by people who rate their health as good or very good, 2015. Eurostat, European Commission, 17 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_silc_02/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/self-perceived-good-health/eu-countries?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Self-perceived health, very good or good, aged 16 and over, all education levels (hlth_silc_02). EU countries by people who rate their health as good or very good, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_silc_02/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/self-perceived-good-health/eu-countries?period=2015.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Self-perceived health, very good or good, aged 16 and over, all education levels (hlth_silc_02), EU countries by people who rate their health as good or very good, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_silc_02/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/self-perceived-good-health/eu-countries?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which EU country has the highest people who rate their health as good or very good?

Ireland, with 82.8% in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest people who rate their health as good or very good?

Lithuania, with 42.8% in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Self-perceived health, very good or good, aged 16 and over, all education levels (hlth_silc_02). Retrieved 2026-10-12.