Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination due to financial reasons, long waiting list or distance by NUTS-2-region - % of the persons having the same needs by country
Countries reporting
31
Highest
20.0%
Greece
Lowest
0.1%
Cyprus
Median
3.6%
Years covered
5
2021–2025
Data points
865
What the numbers show
Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination due to financial reasons, long waiting list or distance by NUTS-2-region - % of the persons having the same needs is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 20.0% in Greece; the lowest is 0.1% in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.6%, and the mean is 4.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 200.
Self-reported unmet needs: % of the persons having the same … due: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 20.0% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 2 | Finland | 11.3% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 3 | Latvia | 9.9% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 3 | Latvia | 9.9% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 5 | Romania | 6.9% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 6 | Ireland | 5.1% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 7 | Italy | 4.5% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 8 | Slovenia | 4.3% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 8 | Slovenia | 4.3% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 10 | France | 4.2% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 10 | Lithuania | 4.2% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 10 | Lithuania | 4.2% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 13 | Poland | 4.1% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 13 | Poland | 4.1% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 15 | Portugal | 4.0% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 16 | Sweden | 3.6% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 17 | Spain | 2.3% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 18 | Croatia | 2.1% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 18 | Hungary | 2.1% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 18 | Croatia | 2.1% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 1.9% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 22 | Austria | 1.8% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 23 | Germany | 1.6% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Netherlands | 1.6% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 23 | Netherlands | 1.6% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 1.4% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 27 | Belgium | 1.0% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 28 | Türkiye | 0.8% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 29 | Czechia | 0.4% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 30 | Malta | 0.2% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2025 | — | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Dytiki Makedonia 25.5%
- Voreio Aigaio 22.5%
- Kriti 21.4%
- Sterea Elláda 21.2%
- Dytiki Elláda 20.9%
- Attiki 20.7%
- Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki 20.5%
- Kentriki Elláda 20.1%
- Peloponnisos 19.9%
- Thessalia 19.7%
- Nisia Aigaiou, Kriti 19.6%
- Voreia Elláda 19.1%
- Ipeiros 18.6%
- Ionia Nisia 18.3%
- Kentriki Makedonia 17.8%
- Notio Aigaio 14.7%
- Umbria 13.4%
- Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi 12.9%
- Sud-Est 12.8%
- Helsinki-Uusimaa 11.7%
- Manner-Suomi 11.3%
- Macroregiunea Doi 10.3%
- Länsi-Suomi, Åland 10.3%
- Etelä-Suomi 9.9%
- Latvija 9.9%
- Sud-Muntenia 9.0%
- Puglia 8.7%
- Nord-Est 8.2%
- Southern 6.9%
- Sicilia 6.8%
- Isole 6.5%
- Sud 6.4%
- Macroregiunea Trei 6.3%
- Basilicata 6.2%
- Campania 5.9%
- Sardegna 5.9%
- Centru 5.9%
- Macroregiunea Unu 5.8%
- Nord-Vest 5.6%
- Toscana 5.4%