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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
54
Highest
94.6%
Finland
Lowest
0.0%
El Salvador
Median
57.6%
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
661

What the numbers show

Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), 15-24 years old, female (%) is currently reported for 54 countries. The highest value is 94.6% in Finland; the lowest is 0.0% in El Salvador.

The median across all reporting countries is 57.6%, and the mean is 55.3%.

Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 36,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Qatar (down 44.1%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Finland 94.6% 2023 up 29.6% rising
2 Malta 90.4% 2023 up 39.3% rising
3 Norway 87.6% 2021 up 18.5% rising
4 Denmark 85.8% 2024 up 34.7% rising
5 Iceland 77.3% 2013 up 19.7% rising
6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 77.0% 2020 up 189.5% rising
7 Switzerland 76.2% 2023 up 28.7% rising
8 Cyprus 76.1% 2023 up 83.8% volatile
9 Lithuania 75.4% 2023 up 42.8% rising
10 Portugal 73.8% 2023 up 19.8% rising
11 Czechia 73.0% 2023 up 49.9% volatile
12 Sweden 70.8% 2024 up 9.1% rising
13 Spain 70.7% 2023 up 16.1% rising
14 Slovenia 69.8% 2023 down 7.9% rising
15 Netherlands 69.3% 2016 up 33.0% rising
16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 68.6% 2023 up 1,300.0% volatile
17 Türkiye 68.2% 2024 up 103.6% volatile
18 Austria 67.3% 2024 up 0.4% volatile
19 France 67.1% 2023 up 12.4% rising
20 Hungary 65.4% 2024 up 3.0% rising
21 Belgium 63.9% 2023 up 35.1% rising
22 Mexico 62.4% 2023 up 52.9% volatile
23 Slovakia 60.1% 2024 up 14.3% rising
24 Luxembourg 60.0% 2024 up 14.7% rising
25 Albania 59.5% 2023 flat
26 Georgia 59.3% 2023 up 9.2% rising
27 Poland 58.5% 2023 up 39.6% rising
28 Bahrain 56.8% 2023 up 32.7% rising
29 Germany 55.6% 2024 down 9.0% rising
30 Latvia 54.4% 2023 up 4.8% rising
31 Montenegro 53.8% 2022 up 19.8% rising
32 Greece 53.0% 2016 up 463.8% volatile
33 Palestine, State of 52.8% 2019 up 195.0% volatile
34 Korea 52.1% 2023 up 4.4% rising
35 Singapore 51.8% 2023 up 661.8% volatile
36 Italy 50.2% 2023 up 29.7% rising
37 North Macedonia 49.0% 2017 up 285.8% rising
38 Brazil 48.4% 2023 up 30.1% rising
39 Colombia 48.1% 2023 down 16.3% falling
40 Bulgaria 45.8% 2023 up 27.9% volatile
41 Estonia 45.4% 2017 up 23.4% rising
42 Romania 45.1% 2023 up 31.1% rising
43 Serbia 44.8% 2022 up 1,048.7% volatile
44 Egypt 43.9% 2022 up 493.2% volatile
45 Ireland 37.4% 2015 up 466.7% volatile
46 Paraguay 36.4% 2023 up 36,300.0% volatile
47 Croatia 34.6% 2023 down 37.9% rising
48 Russian Federation 22.1% 2023 up 99.1% rising
49 Qatar 21.4% 2020 down 44.1% volatile
50 Kazakhstan 20.7% 2023 up 117.9% rising
51 Thailand 19.9% 2020 up 14.4% rising
52 Ukraine 10.6% 2021 down 25.9% rising
53 Azerbaijan 3.7% 2023 up 94.7% rising
54 El Salvador 0.0% 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
54 places, 661 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release