Health and healthcare
Explore population health, healthcare resources and health spending. This page lists 48 measures from Eurostat, UN Population Division, WHO, World Bank. There are also 5 related measures filed under other topics.
From Eurostat
Life expectancy at birth, by region
The number of years a newborn would live on average if the death rates by age in the region in that year stayed the same throughout life.
Infant mortality rate, by region
Deaths of children under one year of age in the region per 1,000 live births in the same year.
Hospital beds per 100,000 inhabitants, by region
Hospital beds available in the region per 100,000 inhabitants.
Life expectancy at birth (Eurostat)
The average number of years a newborn would live if the death rates of the reference year stayed the same throughout life. Both sexes combined.
Infant mortality rate (Eurostat)
Deaths of children under one year of age during the year per 1,000 live births in the same year.
Hospital beds
Available beds in all hospitals (HP.1), including curative, rehabilitative, long-term and psychiatric care beds, per 100,000 inhabitants.
Practising physicians
Physicians who provide services directly to patients, per 100,000 inhabitants. Some countries report only professionally active or licensed physicians...
People reporting good or very good health
People aged 16 or over who describe their general health as good or very good in the EU survey on income and living conditions. It reflects personal p...
Health expenditure as a share of GDP (Eurostat)
Current spending on health care from all financing schemes (government, compulsory insurance, voluntary insurance and households' out-of-pocket paymen...
Practising nurses
Nurses with a qualification recognised under EU rules who provide services directly to patients, per 100,000 inhabitants. National coverage of nursing...
Healthy life years at birth
The number of years a newborn can expect to live without limitations in usual activities due to health problems, combining mortality data with self-re...
Life expectancy at age 65
The average number of further years a person aged 65 would live if the death rates of the reference year stayed the same for the rest of their life.
Adults with obesity
People aged 15 and over with a body mass index of 30 or more, based on self-reported height and weight in the European Health Interview Survey, which...
Daily smokers
People aged 15 and over who smoke tobacco products every day, from the European Health Interview Survey, which runs about every five years.
From UN Population Division
Life expectancy at birth, estimates and projections to 2100
The average number of years a newborn would live if the death rates of the year stayed the same throughout life. UN estimates up to 2023 and medium-va...
Life expectancy at age 65, estimates and projections to 2100
The average number of further years a person aged 65 would live at the death rates of the year. UN estimates up to 2023 and medium-variant projections...
From WHO
Healthy life expectancy at birth
The average number of years a newborn can expect to live in full health, taking into account years lived in less than full health because of disease o...
Universal health coverage service coverage index
A summary of how well essential health services reach the population, from 0 to 100, based on 14 tracer indicators of reproductive, maternal, newborn...
Recorded alcohol consumption per person aged 15 and over
Litres of pure alcohol in recorded sales or production of beer, wine, spirits and other drinks, per person aged 15 or over, in a calendar year. Unreco...
Obesity among adults (age-standardised)
Share of adults aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 30 kg/m² or more, age-standardised so countries with different age structures can be compar...
Hypertension among adults aged 30 to 79 (age-standardised)
Share of adults aged 30 to 79 with high blood pressure (systolic 140 mmHg or more, diastolic 90 mmHg or more) or taking medication for it, age-standar...
Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised)
Deaths by suicide per 100,000 people in a year, age-standardised to the WHO standard population (SDG indicator 3.4.2). WHO estimate.
Probability of dying between ages 30 and 70 from the main noncommunicable diseases
The chance that a 30-year-old would die before age 70 from cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease, if current death r...
Insufficient physical activity among adults
Share of adults aged 18 and over who do less than 150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity a week, or a...
DTP3 immunisation coverage among one-year-olds
Share of one-year-olds who have received three doses of the combined diphtheria, tetanus toxoid and pertussis vaccine. WHO and UNICEF estimates of nat...
Anaemia among women aged 15 to 49
Share of women aged 15 to 49, pregnant or not, whose blood haemoglobin is below the WHO threshold for anaemia. WHO modelled estimate.
Deaths from unintentional poisoning
Deaths caused by accidental poisoning, for example by chemicals, household products or carbon monoxide, per 100,000 people (SDG indicator 3.9.3). WHO...
Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people
Nurses and midwives working in the country per 10,000 people, as reported to WHO's National Health Workforce Accounts.
Dentists per 10,000 people
Dentists working in the country per 10,000 people, as reported to WHO's National Health Workforce Accounts.
From World Bank
Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates)
The number of years a newborn would live if the mortality patterns at the time of birth stayed the same throughout life.
Life expectancy at birth, women
The number of years a newborn girl would live if current mortality patterns stayed the same throughout her life.
Life expectancy at birth, men
The number of years a newborn boy would live if current mortality patterns stayed the same throughout his life.
Current health expenditure as a share of GDP (WHO)
Spending on health care goods and services consumed during the year, from all sources, as a percentage of GDP. Capital spending such as buildings and...
Under-five mortality rate
The probability that a newborn dies before reaching age five, per 1,000 live births, at the age-specific mortality rates of the year. These are modell...
Infant mortality rate (UN estimates)
The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in the year. These are modelled estimates.
Maternal mortality ratio
Women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of the end of pregnancy, per 100,000 live births. These are modelled esti...
Physicians per 1,000 people (WHO)
Generalist and specialist medical practitioners per 1,000 people. National definitions of who is counted vary.
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (WHO)
Inpatient beds available in public, private, general and specialised hospitals and rehabilitation centres, per 1,000 people.
Measles immunisation of children
Children aged 12 to 23 months who received at least one dose of measles vaccine before their first birthday or at any time before the survey.
Prevalence of tobacco use among adults
People aged 15 and over who currently use any tobacco product, smoked or smokeless, daily or not. These are age-standardised modelled estimates.
Out-of-pocket health spending
Payments made directly by households at the point of care, such as fees and co-payments not reimbursed by insurance, as a share of all current health...
Health spending per person (US dollars)
Current spending on health care goods and services per person, in current US dollars at market exchange rates.
Diabetes prevalence, ages 20 to 79
People aged 20 to 79 with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, as estimated by the International Diabetes Federation and age-standardised.
Neonatal mortality rate
Newborns dying in the first 28 days of life, per 1,000 live births. These are modelled estimates.
Stunting in children under five
Children under five whose height for their age is more than two standard deviations below the WHO growth standard median, a sign of chronic undernutri...
Malaria incidence
New malaria cases per 1,000 people at risk of the disease during the year. Countries without malaria transmission have no value.
Tuberculosis incidence
Estimated new and relapse tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people during the year.
HIV incidence, ages 15 to 49
New HIV infections during the year per 1,000 uninfected people aged 15 to 49. UNAIDS modelled estimates.
Related measures in other topics
Government spending on health
Total general government expenditure on health (COFOG division 07: medical products, outpatient and hospital services, public health), as a percentage...
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentration
Annual mean concentration of fine particles of 2.5 micrometres or less in the air, weighted by where people live (SDG indicator 11.6.2). The WHO guide...
Mean annual exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5)
Population-weighted average annual concentration of fine particles smaller than 2.5 microns, which can penetrate deep into the lungs. WHO's 2021 guide...
Prevalence of undernourishment
The share of the population whose habitual food consumption is not enough to provide the dietary energy needed for a normal, active and healthy life....
Adolescent birth rate
Births to women aged 15 to 19 per 1,000 women of that age.