Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), 25-74 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
54
Highest
1.93 GPIA
Qatar
Lowest
0.8452 GPIA
Egypt
Median
1.17 GPIA
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
649
What the numbers show
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), 25-74 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 54 countries. The highest value is 1.93 GPIA in Qatar; the lowest is 0.8452 GPIA in Egypt.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.17 GPIA, and the mean is 1.17 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine, State of (up 81.3%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 39.4%).
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 1.93 GPIA | 2020 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 1.53 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 3 | Ukraine | 1.53 GPIA | 2021 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 4 | Georgia | 1.42 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 5 | Latvia | 1.39 GPIA | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 6 | Ireland | 1.31 GPIA | 2015 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 1.31 GPIA | 2023 | down 18.6% | flat |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 1.3 GPIA | 2023 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 9 | Czechia | 1.3 GPIA | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 10 | Romania | 1.29 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 11 | Lithuania | 1.28 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 12 | Slovenia | 1.26 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 1.24 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 14 | Paraguay | 1.24 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 15 | Montenegro | 1.22 GPIA | 2022 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 16 | Austria | 1.21 GPIA | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 17 | Iceland | 1.21 GPIA | 2013 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 18 | Hungary | 1.2 GPIA | 2024 | up 26.8% | flat |
| 19 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.19 GPIA | 2020 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 1.19 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 21 | Malta | 1.18 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 22 | Netherlands | 1.18 GPIA | 2016 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 23 | Sweden | 1.18 GPIA | 2024 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 24 | Italy | 1.18 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 25 | Denmark | 1.17 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 26 | France | 1.17 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 27 | Switzerland | 1.17 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 28 | Germany | 1.17 GPIA | 2024 | up 45.5% | flat |
| 29 | Portugal | 1.16 GPIA | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 30 | Mexico | 1.16 GPIA | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 31 | Palestine, State of | 1.16 GPIA | 2019 | up 81.3% | rising |
| 32 | Thailand | 1.15 GPIA | 2020 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 33 | Spain | 1.14 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 34 | Slovakia | 1.13 GPIA | 2024 | down 10.8% | flat |
| 35 | Cyprus | 1.13 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 36 | Norway | 1.12 GPIA | 2021 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 37 | Belgium | 1.12 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 38 | Finland | 1.12 GPIA | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 39 | Greece | 1.12 GPIA | 2016 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 40 | Brazil | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 41 | Albania | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | — | flat |
| 42 | North Macedonia | 1.03 GPIA | 2017 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 43 | Serbia | 1.03 GPIA | 2022 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 44 | Singapore | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 45 | El Salvador | 1 GPIA | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Türkiye | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 47 | Colombia | 0.9944 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 48 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9935 GPIA | 2023 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 49 | Croatia | 0.9913 GPIA | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 50 | Bahrain | 0.9827 GPIA | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 51 | Korea | 0.9717 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 52 | Estonia | 0.9182 GPIA | 2017 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 53 | Azerbaijan | 0.8571 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 54 | Egypt | 0.8452 GPIA | 2022 | up 14.8% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release