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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release