People reporting good or very good health in United Kingdom
73.2% of people aged 16 or over in United Kingdom rated their health as good or very good in 2018.
The latest value for United Kingdom is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2025.
United Kingdom, 2018
73.2%
Change from 2017
−1.6percentage points
European Union, 2018
68.5%e (Estimated)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2018
68.8%
People reporting good or very good health in United Kingdom over time
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% of people aged 16 or over. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 67.9% |
| 2024 | – | 68.4% |
| 2023 | – | 67.8% |
| 2022 | – | 67.7% |
| 2021 | – | 69.0% |
| 2020 | – | 68.8% |
| 2019 | – | 68.6% |
| 2018 | 73.2% | 68.5%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 74.8%b (break in time series) | 68.9%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 69.0% | 67.4%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 69.8% | 66.7%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 69.9% | 67.2%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 73.7% | 66.4%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 74.7% | 67.3%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 77.5% | 66.6%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 79.4% | 66.7%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 78.2% | – |
| 2008 | 79.2% | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −1.6 percentage points from 74.8% in 2017.
- Since 2008, when it was 79.2%, the figure has changed by −6.0 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- The figure for the European Union in 2018 was 68.5%.
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Life expectancy at birth
81.3 years
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Average life satisfaction
7.6 out of 10
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Infant mortality rate
3.9 per 1,000 live births
2018 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
294 per 100,000 people
2019 · Eurostat
Health spending share of GDP
10.2%
2019 · Eurostat
Practising nurses
660d (Definition differs) per 100,000 people
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