People with unmet medical needs (too expensive, too far or waiting list): 0.5 percent of people aged 16 or over in 2025, 0.2 percentage points higher than in 2008

People with unmet medical needs (too expensive, too far or waiting list), 2008 – 2025, in percent of people aged 16 or over. The highest point was 2024 (0.6). EU average in 2025: 2.4.

Source: Eurostat, dataset sdg_03_60 (Self-reported unmet need for medical examination and care by sex) · opgehaald 25 oktober 2026Open the table Single block

People with unmet medical needs (too expensive, too far or waiting list): 0.5 percent of people aged 16 or over in 2025, 0.2 percentage points higher than in 2008

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