EU regions (NUTS 2) by unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list)

Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki had the highest unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list) of 136 regions in 2023, at 15.6%. Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 2.2% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 2.4%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest15.6Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki

Lowest0.1Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen

Median2.2136 regions

European Union (27)2.4History

Top 40 regions, 2023

%. Source: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	15.6	+3.9 pts
2	Ionia Nisia	14.2	+0.2 pts
3	Voreio Aigaio	13.3	+2 pts
4	Dytiki Makedonia	13.1	+4.6 pts
4	Peloponnisos	13.1	+2.8 pts
6	Eesti	12.9	+3.8 pts
7	Dytiki Elláda	12.8	+3.8 pts
8	Kentriki Makedonia	12.4	+2.9 pts
9	Notio Aigaio	12	+3.7 pts
10	Ipeiros	11.8	+2 pts
11	Sterea Elláda	11.5	+1 pts
12	Thessalia	10.7	+0.7 pts
13	Sud-Est	10.5	+0.2 pts
14	Attiki	10.3	+2.5 pts
15	Kriti	10.2	+2.7 pts
16	Umbria	9.6	+4.7 pts
17	Helsinki-Uusimaa	8.9	+1.7 pts
18	Etelä-Suomi	8.8	+2.3 pts
18	Sardegna	8.8	+3.2 pts
20	Latvija	7.8	+2.4 pts
21	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	7.3	0 pts
22	Nord-Est	7	+0.8 pts
23	Warszawski stołeczny	6.4	+3.7 pts
24	Stredné Slovensko	6.1	+0.4 pts
25	Kujawsko-pomorskie	5	+3.5 pts
26	Sostinės regionas	4.9	+1.5 pts
27	Sud-Muntenia	4.8	0 pts
28	Dolnośląskie	4.7	+2.1 pts
28	Nord-Vest	4.7	-0.3 pts
30	Wielkopolskie	4.6	+0.6 pts
31	Sud-Vest Oltenia	4.4	+1.4 pts
32	Vzhodna Slovenija	4.2	+0.3 pts
33	Opolskie	4.1	+0.7 pts
34	Puglia	3.9	+0.2 pts
35	Bucureşti-Ilfov	3.7	-0.4 pts
35	Podkarpackie	3.7	+0.5 pts
37	Centru	3.6	+0.8 pts
38	Lubelskie	3.4	+0.9 pts
38	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	3.4	+0.8 pts
38	Zahodna Slovenija	3.4	-0.1 pts
41	Nordjylland	3.3	+1.5 pts
41	Sjælland	3.3	+0.8 pts
43	Świętokrzyskie	3.2	+2 pts
43	Sydsverige	3.2	+0.7 pts
45	Lubuskie	3	-1.1 pts
46	Southern	2.9	-0.7 pts
47	Eastern and Midland	2.8	+0.4 pts
47	Hovedstaden	2.8	+0.5 pts
47	Podlaskie	2.8	+1.3 pts
50	Mazowiecki regionalny	2.7	+1.2 pts
50	Východné Slovensko	2.7	0 pts
50	Zachodniopomorskie	2.7	+0.7 pts
53	Pomorskie	2.6	+1 pts
53	Śląskie	2.6	+0.9 pts
53	Warmińsko-mazurskie	2.6	+0.3 pts
56	Małopolskie	2.5	+1 pts
56	Övre Norrland	2.5	+0.2 pts
58	Asturias	2.4	+0.5 pts
58	Calabria	2.4	-1 pts
58	Mellersta Norrland	2.4	+1 pts
58	Syddanmark	2.4	+0.6 pts
62	Łódzkie	2.3	0 pts
62	Midtjylland	2.3	+0.5 pts
64	Campania	2.2	-0.2 pts
64	Castilla-La Mancha	2.2	+1 pts
64	La Rioja	2.2	+0.9 pts
64	Navarre	2.2	+0.7 pts
64	Östra Mellansverige	2.2	+0.8 pts
64	Západné Slovensko	2.2	+0.6 pts
70	Canary Islands	2.1	+0.6 pts
70	Severen tsentralen	2.1	+0.3 pts
72	Stockholm	2	+0.3 pts
72	Valencian Community	2	+0.7 pts
74	Castile and León	1.9	+0.5 pts
74	Toscana	1.9	-1.6 pts
74	Västsverige	1.9	+0.4 pts
77	Catalonia	1.8	+0.5 pts
77	Ceuta	1.8	+1 pts
77	Community of Madrid	1.8	+0.5 pts
77	Melilla	1.8	+1.6 pts
77	Northern and Western	1.8	+0.2 pts
77	Sicilia	1.8	+0.3 pts
83	Abruzzo	1.7	+0.4 pts
83	Andalusia	1.7	+0.3 pts
83	Balearic Islands	1.7	+1.3 pts
83	Budapest	1.7	-2.9 pts
87	Basilicata	1.6	-0.5 pts
87	Galicia	1.6	+0.7 pts
87	Severozapaden	1.6	-1.8 pts
87	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	1.6	+1.6 pts
91	Cantabria	1.5	+0.5 pts
92	Aragon	1.4	+0.1 pts
92	Extremadura	1.4	+0.7 pts
92	Norra Mellansverige	1.4	-0.3 pts
92	Piemonte	1.4	-0.4 pts
92	Veneto	1.4	+0.6 pts
97	Marche	1.3	+0.6 pts
97	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	1.3	+0.8 pts
97	Region of Murcia	1.3	+0.2 pts
97	Severoiztochen	1.3	+0.2 pts
101	Basque Country	1.2	+0.5 pts
101	Bratislavský kraj	1.2	+0.2 pts
101	Észak-Alföld	1.2	+0.5 pts
101	Jadranska Hrvatska Series break	1.2	+0.2 pts
101	Vest	1.2	0 pts
106	Észak-Magyarország	1.1	+0.3 pts
106	Pest	1.1	-0.1 pts
106	Småland med öarna	1.1	-0.8 pts
109	Dél-Alföld	1	+0.4 pts
109	Lazio	1	-0.4 pts
109	Panonska Hrvatska Series break	1	-0.2 pts
109	Sjeverna Hrvatska Series break	1	-0.4 pts
113	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	0.9	+0.2 pts
113	Grad Zagreb Series break	0.9	-1.2 pts
113	Lombardia	0.9	-0.1 pts
113	Molise	0.9	-0.7 pts
113	Severovýchod	0.9	+0.6 pts
113	Yugozapaden	0.9	+0.6 pts
119	Luxembourg	0.8	+0.3 pts
119	Yuzhen tsentralen	0.8	-0.1 pts
121	Liguria	0.7	-0.1 pts
121	Praha	0.7	+0.2 pts
123	Közép-Dunántúl	0.6	-0.1 pts
123	Nyugat-Dunántúl	0.6	+0.3 pts
123	Severozápad	0.6	+0.4 pts
126	Dél-Dunántúl	0.5	-0.1 pts
126	Yugoiztochen	0.5	+0.1 pts
128	Emilia-Romagna	0.4	+0.2 pts
128	Střední Čechy	0.4	+0.2 pts
128	Střední Morava	0.4	+0.3 pts
131	Jihozápad	0.2	-0.2 pts
131	Moravskoslezsko	0.2	+0.2 pts
133	Jihovýchod	0.1	0 pts
133	Kýpros	0.1	-0.1 pts
133	Malta	0.1	-0.2 pts
133	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	0.1	+0.1 pts

Other periods

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2024
2023
2022
2021

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.

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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.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by NUTS 2 region, too expensive, too far to travel or waiting list (hlth_silc_08_r) (EU regions (NUTS 2) by unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_silc_08_r/default/table

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Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by NUTS 2 region, too expensive, too far to travel or waiting list (hlth_silc_08_r), EU regions (NUTS 2) by unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list), 2023. Eurostat, European Commission, 8 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_silc_08_r/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unmet-need-for-medical-care/eu-regions?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by NUTS 2 region, too expensive, too far to travel or waiting list (hlth_silc_08_r). EU regions (NUTS 2) by unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_silc_08_r/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unmet-need-for-medical-care/eu-regions?period=2023.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by NUTS 2 region, too expensive, too far to travel or waiting list (hlth_silc_08_r), EU regions (NUTS 2) by unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_silc_08_r/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unmet-need-for-medical-care/eu-regions?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{eurostat_eu_regions_nuts_2_2023,
  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by NUTS 2 region, too expensive, too far to travel or waiting list (hlth\_silc\_08\_r): EU regions (NUTS 2) by unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list), 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_silc_08_r/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unmet-need-for-medical-care/eu-regions?period=2023. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}

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Which region has the highest unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list)?

Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki, with 15.6% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list)?

Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen, with 0.1% in 2023.

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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.