Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), 25-74 years old, male (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
54
Highest
76.6%
Finland
Lowest
0.0%
El Salvador
Median
48.0%
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
659

What the numbers show

Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), 25-74 years old, male (%) is currently reported for 54 countries. The highest value is 76.6% in Finland; the lowest is 0.0% in El Salvador.

The median across all reporting countries is 48.0%, and the mean is 45.8%.

Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 9,600.0%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Finland 76.6% 2023 up 47.3% rising
2 Norway 72.0% 2021 up 62.5% rising
3 Denmark 70.8% 2024 up 46.9% rising
4 Bahrain 69.2% 2023 up 151.6% rising
5 Cyprus 68.2% 2023 up 137.6% volatile
6 Korea 67.1% 2023 up 44.3% rising
7 Switzerland 62.6% 2023 up 11.6% rising
8 Spain 62.1% 2023 up 56.8% volatile
9 Sweden 61.5% 2024 up 25.8% volatile
10 Hungary 60.6% 2024 up 33.5% rising
11 Malta 59.4% 2023 down 2.9% rising
12 Croatia 57.8% 2023 up 75.2% rising
13 Netherlands 57.6% 2016 up 36.5% rising
14 Austria 57.3% 2024 up 23.2% rising
15 Serbia 56.8% 2022 up 491.7% rising
16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 56.7% 2020 up 98.9% rising
17 Iceland 56.3% 2013 up 72.2% rising
18 Lithuania 55.8% 2023 up 80.0% volatile
19 Türkiye 54.8% 2024 up 53.9% rising
20 Singapore 54.6% 2023 up 582.5% volatile
21 Czechia 53.6% 2023 up 80.5% volatile
22 Germany 53.2% 2024 down 33.1% rising
23 Belgium 50.8% 2023 up 24.2% rising
24 Luxembourg 50.3% 2024 down 9.5% rising
25 France 49.4% 2023 up 14.4% rising
26 Italy 48.5% 2023 up 51.6% rising
27 Portugal 48.2% 2023 up 25.5% rising
28 Brazil 47.7% 2023 up 130.4% rising
29 Slovakia 47.0% 2024 up 25.3% rising
30 Mexico 46.7% 2023 up 82.4% volatile
31 Bosnia and Herzegovina 46.3% 2023 up 976.7% rising
32 Montenegro 46.2% 2022 up 2.2% flat
33 Poland 43.7% 2023 up 105.2% volatile
34 Slovenia 42.6% 2023 down 1.2% rising
35 North Macedonia 41.6% 2017 up 1,564.0% volatile
36 Egypt 40.7% 2022 up 149.7% rising
37 Latvia 40.2% 2023 up 61.4% volatile
38 Romania 39.1% 2023 up 64.3% rising
38 Estonia 39.1% 2017 up 139.9% rising
40 Palestine, State of 38.8% 2019 up 234.5% volatile
41 Greece 37.3% 2016 up 501.6% volatile
42 Colombia 35.9% 2023 up 2.3% flat
43 Bulgaria 35.7% 2023 up 74.1% volatile
44 Albania 34.5% 2023 rising
45 Georgia 31.5% 2023 up 14.5% rising
46 Ireland 29.3% 2015 up 202.1% volatile
47 Paraguay 29.1% 2023 up 9,600.0% volatile
48 Kazakhstan 22.7% 2023 up 97.4% rising
49 Russian Federation 21.9% 2023 up 154.7% rising
50 Ukraine 17.9% 2021 up 155.7% volatile
51 Thailand 15.5% 2020 up 171.9% rising
52 Azerbaijan 6.3% 2023 up 90.9% rising
53 Qatar 2.2% 2020 down 93.8% volatile
54 El Salvador 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), 25-74 years old, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
54 places, 659 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release