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 26 EU countries in 2020, at 84.4%. Lithuania had the lowest, at 44.3%. The median was 69.2% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 68.8%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest84.4Ireland

Lowest44.3Lithuania

Median69.226 EU countries

European Union (27)68.8History

Map of EU countries, 2020

Under 62
62 to 67
67 to 73
73 to 76
76 and over
No data

%, 2020. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Eurostat, Self-perceived health, very good or good, aged 16 and over, all education levels (hlth_silc_02). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2020

%. 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	2020 (%)	Change on 2019
1	Ireland Series break	84.4	0 pts
2	Greece	78.6	-0.7 pts
3	Netherlands	78.2	+3.2 pts
4	Cyprus	77.5	+0.5 pts
5	Sweden	76.3	+0.4 pts
6	Malta	75.7	+1.5 pts
7	Belgium	75.6	+1.5 pts
8	Austria	74	+2.7 pts
9	Luxembourg Series break	73	+1.3 pts
9	Romania	73	+1.8 pts
9	Spain	73	-2.3 pts
12	Denmark	71.3	+1.6 pts
13	Finland	70	+1.6 pts
14	France Series break	68.3	+1.6 pts
15	Slovenia	67.2	+0.5 pts
16	Bulgaria	66.7	-0.5 pts
17	Slovakia	65.3	+0.1 pts
18	Germany Series break	63.9	-1.6 pts
19	Croatia	63.7	+3.2 pts
20	Czechia	63.4	+1.4 pts
21	Hungary	62.3	+3.8 pts
22	Poland	61.7	+1.9 pts
23	Estonia	58.4	+1.8 pts
24	Portugal	51.3	+1.2 pts
25	Latvia	49.7	+2.6 pts
26	Lithuania	44.3	-1.9 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. 1 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2020 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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, 2020 [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=2020 (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 84.4% in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Lithuania, with 44.3% in 2020.

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. 1 EU countries have no value for 2020 and are not ranked.