In 2024, more than two-thirds (68.5%) of the EU population perceived their health as very good or good. On the other hand, 8.5% of people rated their health as bad or very bad, with the remaining 23.0% rating their health as fair.
Up to the age of 65, most people rated their health as very good or good. The share was 91.3% among 16 to 24-year-olds and it gradually declined to 61.1% among those aged 55-64. Finally, 40.0% of people aged 65 and older perceived their health as very good or good.
Among the population aged 65 and over, Ireland had the highest share of people who rated their health as very good or good (62.0%), followed by Belgium (57.4%) and Luxembourg (56.8%).
In contrast, only 12.5% of the older population in Lithuania perceived their health as very good or good, 13.1% in Latvia and 19.1% in Portugal.
If this is self reported then is isn’t really worth a wank though is it? We’re consistently at the top of the table for obesity in Europe. It may as well be a study on pride and delusion.
thateejitoverthere on
I guess the survey translated “Ah sure I’m grand” as “very good self-perceived health”
fullmetalfeminist on
Ah sure you know yourself.
BazingaQQ on
This is just a guess, but the title relates purely to physcial health and not mental (or even holistic) health….?
Elbon on
They should be made to play a game of musical chairs if they’re in such good health
hopium_od on
Ah sure I’m grand like
Floodzie on
Could be worse
FlowBorn5279 on
Don’t post positive stats here, you’ll just get ‘Ah but this is how the data isn’t accurate’ or ‘In Ireland’s case, that number is a bad thing’
11Kram on
Norway is higher than Ireland.
pablo8itall on
I’m grand. <leg falls off>
peterkerry on
Our health system can’t be that bad so? sshhhh don’t tell the HSE
LadderFast8826 on
Self reported mate.
Irish oldies peobably thought it was a trick to get them to go into a home.
StoneAgePrincess on
Ireland is the number six country in the world in the inequality-adjusted Human Development Index. Amazing. Ireland is so equal.
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In 2024, more than two-thirds (68.5%) of the EU population perceived their health as very good or good. On the other hand, 8.5% of people rated their health as bad or very bad, with the remaining 23.0% rating their health as fair.
Up to the age of 65, most people rated their health as very good or good. The share was 91.3% among 16 to 24-year-olds and it gradually declined to 61.1% among those aged 55-64. Finally, 40.0% of people aged 65 and older perceived their health as very good or good.
Among the population aged 65 and over, Ireland had the highest share of people who rated their health as very good or good (62.0%), followed by Belgium (57.4%) and Luxembourg (56.8%).
In contrast, only 12.5% of the older population in Lithuania perceived their health as very good or good, 13.1% in Latvia and 19.1% in Portugal.
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/w/edn-20260407-1
I’m as fit as Usain Bolt so I am
If this is self reported then is isn’t really worth a wank though is it? We’re consistently at the top of the table for obesity in Europe. It may as well be a study on pride and delusion.
I guess the survey translated “Ah sure I’m grand” as “very good self-perceived health”
Ah sure you know yourself.
This is just a guess, but the title relates purely to physcial health and not mental (or even holistic) health….?
They should be made to play a game of musical chairs if they’re in such good health
Ah sure I’m grand like
Could be worse
Don’t post positive stats here, you’ll just get ‘Ah but this is how the data isn’t accurate’ or ‘In Ireland’s case, that number is a bad thing’
Norway is higher than Ireland.
I’m grand. <leg falls off>
Our health system can’t be that bad so? sshhhh don’t tell the HSE
Self reported mate.
Irish oldies peobably thought it was a trick to get them to go into a home.
Ireland is the number six country in the world in the inequality-adjusted Human Development Index. Amazing. Ireland is so equal.
Because we die before we realise