Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), female (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
58
Highest
85.7%
Denmark
Lowest
0.1%
El Salvador
Median
58.0%
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
713

What the numbers show

Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), female (%) is currently reported for 58 countries. The highest value is 85.7% in Denmark; the lowest is 0.1% in El Salvador.

The median across all reporting countries is 58.0%, and the mean is 53.8%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 857.

Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 16,350.0%), and the largest decrease in Qatar (down 24.4%).

Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Denmark 85.7% 2024 up 41.4% rising
2 Norway 82.2% 2021 up 39.6% rising
3 Finland 81.5% 2023 up 18.3% rising
4 Cyprus 78.1% 2023 up 120.6% volatile
5 Lithuania 77.3% 2023 up 57.4% rising
6 Hungary 74.4% 2024 up 38.5% rising
6 Malta 74.4% 2023 up 65.0% rising
8 Austria 72.2% 2024 up 38.3% volatile
9 Iceland 72.1% 2013 up 34.5% rising
10 Switzerland 71.8% 2023 up 31.5% rising
10 Spain 71.8% 2023 up 53.1% volatile
12 Czechia 70.0% 2023 up 36.2% rising
13 Sweden 69.2% 2024 up 11.8% rising
14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 67.1% 2020 up 86.4% rising
15 Netherlands 66.9% 2016 up 37.9% rising
16 Bahrain 66.0% 2023 up 72.8% rising
17 Estonia 65.9% 2020 up 51.1% rising
18 Serbia 65.2% 2023 up 68.9% rising
19 Latvia 64.4% 2023 up 34.7% rising
20 Korea 63.8% 2023 up 72.0% rising
21 Poland 62.9% 2023 up 106.9% volatile
21 Germany 62.9% 2024 down 0.8% rising
23 United Arab Emirates 62.0% 2023 up 76.1% rising
24 Malaysia 61.6% 2023 up 21.0% rising
24 Luxembourg 61.6% 2024 up 2.5% rising
26 Portugal 59.3% 2023 up 41.9% rising
27 Slovenia 58.9% 2023 up 5.0% rising
28 Belgium 58.8% 2023 up 25.4% rising
29 Montenegro 58.2% 2022 up 107.9% rising
30 Italy 57.9% 2023 up 76.0% volatile
31 Türkiye 57.0% 2024 up 141.5% volatile
32 France 55.4% 2023 up 4.5% rising
33 Slovakia 54.7% 2024 up 6.4% rising
34 Singapore 54.5% 2023 up 548.8% volatile
35 Romania 53.7% 2023 up 81.4% rising
36 Croatia 53.5% 2023 up 46.6% rising
37 Mexico 51.5% 2023 up 95.1% volatile
38 Bulgaria 50.6% 2023 up 50.1% volatile
39 Georgia 50.3% 2023 up 47.9% rising
40 Brazil 47.6% 2023 up 88.1% rising
41 Bosnia and Herzegovina 47.3% 2023 up 44.2% rising
42 Ireland 43.9% 2015 up 254.0% volatile
43 Greece 43.7% 2016 up 740.4% volatile
44 Russian Federation 43.4% 2023 up 143.8% rising
45 North Macedonia 42.9% 2018 up 329.0% volatile
46 Palestine, State of 42.8% 2019 up 319.6% volatile
47 Albania 40.4% 2023 rising
48 Egypt 36.7% 2022 up 326.7% rising
49 Colombia 35.0% 2023 up 26.8% rising
50 Paraguay 32.9% 2023 up 16,350.0% volatile
51 Qatar 29.1% 2020 down 24.4% falling
52 Ukraine 27.9% 2021 up 220.7% volatile
53 Kazakhstan 22.9% 2023 up 80.3% rising
54 Iran, Islamic Republic of 19.3% 2021 up 739.1% volatile
55 Morocco 17.4% 2021 up 10.8% falling
56 Thailand 15.9% 2020 up 91.6% rising
57 Azerbaijan 4.6% 2023 up 142.1% rising
58 El Salvador 0.1% 2020 unchanged volatile

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Indicator
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
58 places, 713 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release