Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main in Iceland

Iceland: Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main was 5.1 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
5.1
Change on year
down 62.8%
World rank
12th
of 31 countries
All-time high
15.6
in 2015
All-time low
5.1
in 2020
Years of data
12
2009–2020

Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main in Iceland, 2009–2020

57.51012.5152009201420202009: 5.42010: 7.62011: 12.42012: 6.42013: 8.72014: 11.62015: 15.62016: 6.82017: 7.82018: 8.72019: 13.72020: 5.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2020, self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main in Iceland stood at 5.1. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 62.8% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main in Iceland peaked at 15.6 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.1, in 2020.

That places Iceland 12th out of 31 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main reason declared and groups of country of citizenship in Iceland, 2009 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2009 5.4
2010 7.6 +40.7%
2011 12.4 +63.2%
2012 6.4 -48.4%
2013 8.7 +35.9%
2014 11.6 +33.3%
2015 15.6 +34.5%
2016 6.8 -56.4%
2017 7.8 +14.7%
2018 8.7 +11.5%
2019 13.7 +57.5%
2020 5.1 -62.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.4 5.4 5.4 1
2010s 9.93 6.4 15.6 10
2020s 5.1 5.1 5.1 1

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 9 Latvia 7.1 compare
  2. 10 Sweden 7 compare
  3. 11 France 5.5 compare
  4. 12 Estonia 5.1 compare
  5. 14 Croatia 4.3 compare
  6. 15 Switzerland 4.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main in Iceland?
Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main in Iceland was 5.1 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 15.6 in 2015.
What is the lowest self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 5.1 in 2020.
How does Iceland rank for self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main?
Iceland ranks 12th out of 31 countries with data for 2020.
Is self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main reason declared and groups of country of citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main reason declared and groups of country of citizenship
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 526 data points, 2009–2025
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