EU regions (NUTS 2) by unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list), 2025
Voreio Aigaio had the highest unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list) of 136 regions in 2025, at 13.4%. Jihovýchod had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2.1% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 2.4%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2025
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2025 (%) | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Voreio Aigaio | 13.4 | +2.8 pts |
| 2 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 13.2 | +2.3 pts |
| 2 | Dytiki Elláda | 13.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 2 | Dytiki Makedonia | 13.2 | +2 pts |
| 5 | Peloponnisos | 12.1 | +2.1 pts |
| 6 | Attiki | 11.8 | -1.6 pts |
| 7 | Ionia Nisia | 11.6 | -2.6 pts |
| 8 | Thessalia | 11.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 9 | Ipeiros | 11.3 | -1 pts |
| 9 | Kriti | 11.3 | +2.3 pts |
| 11 | Kentriki Makedonia | 10.2 | -1 pts |
| 12 | Sterea Elláda | 9.4 | -1.7 pts |
| 13 | Notio Aigaio | 9.1 | -1.9 pts |
| 14 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | 9 | +1 pts |
| 15 | Umbria | 8.8 | -4.2 pts |
| 16 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 8 | -0.7 pts |
| 17 | Eesti | 7.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 18 | Latvija | 7.6 | -0.8 pts |
| 19 | Etelä-Suomi | 6.9 | -1.5 pts |
| 20 | Sud-Est | 5.9 | +0.7 pts |
| 21 | Warszawski stołeczny | 5.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 22 | Puglia | 4.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 23 | Podkarpackie | 4.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 24 | Severoiztochen | 4.2 | +2.1 pts |
| 25 | Wielkopolskie | 3.9 | -2.8 pts |
| 26 | Midtjylland | 3.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 26 | Vzhodna Slovenija | 3.8 | 0 pts |
| 26 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 3.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 29 | Southern | 3.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 30 | Nord-Est | 3.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 31 | Sud-Muntenia | 3.4 | +1.1 pts |
| 31 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas Provisional | 3.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 33 | Basilicata | 3.3 | +2.6 pts |
| 33 | Sardegna | 3.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 33 | Toscana | 3.3 | +2 pts |
| 33 | Zachodniopomorskie | 3.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 37 | Nordjylland | 3.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 37 | Sicilia | 3.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 37 | Śląskie | 3.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 37 | Sostinės regionas Provisional | 3.2 | -2.1 pts |
| 41 | Castilla-La Mancha | 3.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 41 | Opolskie | 3.1 | -1.8 pts |
| 41 | Sjælland | 3.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 44 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 3 | -1.6 pts |
| 44 | La Rioja | 3 | +0.2 pts |
| 44 | Syddanmark | 3 | +0.9 pts |
| 47 | Dolnośląskie | 2.9 | -2.3 pts |
| 48 | Campania | 2.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 49 | Eastern and Midland | 2.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 50 | Lombardia | 2.6 | +1.8 pts |
| 50 | Östra Mellansverige | 2.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 50 | Stredné Slovensko | 2.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 53 | Calabria | 2.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 53 | Małopolskie | 2.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 53 | Nord-Vest | 2.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 53 | Norra Mellansverige | 2.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 53 | Västsverige | 2.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 53 | Zahodna Slovenija | 2.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 59 | Galicia | 2.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 59 | Mellersta Norrland | 2.4 | +0.7 pts |
| 61 | Budapest | 2.3 | +1 pts |
| 61 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 2.3 | +1 pts |
| 63 | Aragon | 2.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 63 | Centru | 2.2 | +0.9 pts |
| 63 | Lazio | 2.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 63 | Lubuskie | 2.2 | -1 pts |
| 63 | Pomorskie | 2.2 | -1.5 pts |
| 68 | Abruzzo | 2.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 68 | Andalusia | 2.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 70 | Castile and León | 2 | +0.8 pts |
| 70 | Grad Zagreb | 2 | +0.5 pts |
| 70 | Hovedstaden | 2 | -1 pts |
| 70 | Mazowiecki regionalny | 2 | -1.1 pts |
| 70 | Navarre | 2 | -1.6 pts |
| 70 | Stockholm | 2 | -0.2 pts |
| 76 | Bucureşti-Ilfov | 1.9 | +1.2 pts |
| 76 | Sydsverige | 1.9 | -1.3 pts |
| 76 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 1.9 | +0.8 pts |
| 79 | Cantabria | 1.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 79 | Pest | 1.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 79 | Valencian Community | 1.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 82 | Észak-Magyarország | 1.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 82 | Lubelskie | 1.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 82 | Podlaskie | 1.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 85 | Łódzkie | 1.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 85 | Sud-Vest Oltenia | 1.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 87 | Canary Islands | 1.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 87 | Community of Madrid | 1.5 | -1.2 pts |
| 87 | Piemonte | 1.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 87 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 1.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 87 | Świętokrzyskie | 1.5 | -1.2 pts |
| 92 | Veneto | 1.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 92 | Vest | 1.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 94 | Molise | 1.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 95 | Ceuta | 1.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 95 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 1.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 95 | Liguria | 1.2 | 0 pts |
| 95 | Northern and Western | 1.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 99 | Asturias | 1.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 99 | Extremadura | 1.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 99 | Luxembourg Series break | 1.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 99 | Marche | 1.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 99 | Melilla | 1.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 99 | Övre Norrland | 1.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 99 | Severen tsentralen | 1.1 | -1.2 pts |
| 99 | Západné Slovensko | 1.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 107 | Praha | 1 | -0.4 pts |
| 108 | Balearic Islands | 0.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 108 | Catalonia | 0.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 108 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 0.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 108 | Közép-Dunántúl | 0.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 108 | Panonska Hrvatska | 0.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 113 | Basque Country | 0.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 113 | Dél-Alföld | 0.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 113 | Emilia-Romagna | 0.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 113 | Észak-Alföld | 0.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 113 | Severozapaden | 0.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 113 | Yugoiztochen | 0.8 | 0 pts |
| 119 | Småland med öarna | 0.7 | 0 pts |
| 120 | Region of Murcia | 0.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 120 | Severozápad | 0.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 120 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 0.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 123 | Dél-Dunántúl | 0.5 | 0 pts |
| 123 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 0.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 125 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 0.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 125 | Střední Čechy | 0.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 125 | Východné Slovensko | 0.4 | -1 pts |
| 128 | Severovýchod | 0.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 129 | Střední Morava | 0.2 | 0 pts |
| 130 | Bratislavský kraj | 0.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 130 | Jihozápad | 0.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 130 | Kýpros | 0.1 | 0 pts |
| 130 | Malta | 0.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 130 | Moravskoslezsko | 0.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 130 | Yugozapaden | 0.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 136 | Jihovýchod | 0 | -0.1 pts |
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About this ranking
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).
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.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
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.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which region has the highest unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list)?
Voreio Aigaio, with 13.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list)?
Jihovýchod, with 0% in 2025.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.