Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), 15-24 years old, both sexes (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
56
Highest
86.8%
Finland
Lowest
0.1%
El Salvador
Median
50.6%
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
675

What the numbers show

Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), 15-24 years old, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 86.8% in Finland; the lowest is 0.1% in El Salvador.

The median across all reporting countries is 50.6%, and the mean is 49.6%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 868.

Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Bosnia and Herzegovina (up 959.7%), and the largest decrease in Qatar (down 57.8%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Finland 86.8% 2023 up 45.4% rising
2 Malta 86.0% 2023 up 47.3% rising
3 Denmark 78.2% 2024 up 39.6% rising
4 Norway 78.0% 2021 up 20.7% rising
5 Cyprus 74.9% 2023 up 117.7% volatile
6 Iceland 73.2% 2013 up 40.5% rising
7 Switzerland 71.0% 2023 up 37.3% rising
8 United Arab Emirates 68.9% 2023 up 442.5% volatile
9 Spain 68.5% 2023 up 27.6% rising
10 Bosnia and Herzegovina 65.7% 2023 up 959.7% volatile
10 Portugal 65.7% 2023 up 9.1% rising
12 Sweden 63.9% 2024 up 6.1% rising
12 Austria 63.9% 2024 up 20.3% volatile
14 Türkiye 63.6% 2024 up 47.6% volatile
15 Slovenia 63.0% 2023 down 0.9% rising
16 Lithuania 62.2% 2023 up 47.4% rising
17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 60.7% 2020 up 126.5% rising
18 Hungary 60.2% 2024 up 15.1% rising
19 Bahrain 58.5% 2023 up 106.7% rising
20 Netherlands 57.8% 2016 up 29.9% rising
21 Belgium 56.9% 2023 up 42.6% rising
22 Mexico 56.7% 2023 up 42.1% volatile
23 France 56.0% 2023 up 3.9% rising
24 Czechia 54.8% 2023 up 47.7% volatile
25 Albania 53.4% 2023 rising
26 Slovakia 52.2% 2024 up 25.5% rising
27 Korea 51.6% 2023 up 5.7% volatile
28 Singapore 50.8% 2023 up 527.2% volatile
29 North Macedonia 50.5% 2017 up 271.3% rising
30 Luxembourg 49.1% 2024 down 9.9% rising
31 Georgia 48.2% 2023 up 11.3% rising
32 Colombia 47.9% 2023 down 16.1% falling
32 Palestine, State of 47.9% 2019 up 172.2% volatile
34 Brazil 47.7% 2023 up 46.3% rising
35 Italy 46.8% 2023 up 42.2% rising
36 Estonia 46.2% 2017 up 85.5% rising
37 Greece 45.4% 2016 up 558.0% volatile
38 Poland 45.3% 2023 up 30.2% rising
39 Germany 44.5% 2024 down 14.9% rising
40 Latvia 44.3% 2023 up 16.6% rising
41 Egypt 44.0% 2022 up 587.5% volatile
42 Montenegro 43.5% 2022 down 17.8% falling
43 Serbia 42.8% 2022 up 895.3% volatile
44 Croatia 40.4% 2023 down 12.4% rising
45 Bulgaria 39.2% 2023 up 39.0% volatile
46 Romania 38.3% 2023 up 33.9% rising
47 Ireland 31.6% 2015 up 496.2% volatile
48 Paraguay 30.6% 2023 volatile
49 Morocco 21.0% 2021 down 11.8% falling
50 Kazakhstan 18.6% 2023 up 144.7% rising
51 Russian Federation 17.2% 2023 up 97.7% falling
52 Thailand 16.5% 2020 up 17.0% rising
53 Qatar 14.8% 2020 down 57.8% volatile
54 Ukraine 7.6% 2021 down 32.1% rising
55 Azerbaijan 3.5% 2023 up 94.4% rising
56 El Salvador 0.1% 2014 volatile

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Indicator
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), 15-24 years old, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
56 places, 675 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release