Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), 25-74 years old, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
54
Highest
87.2%
Finland
Lowest
0.2%
El Salvador
Median
57.4%
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
651
What the numbers show
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), 25-74 years old, female (%) is currently reported for 54 countries. The highest value is 87.2% in Finland; the lowest is 0.2% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 57.4%, and the mean is 55.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 436.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 9,450.0%), and the largest decrease in Qatar (down 19.0%).
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 87.2% | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 2 | Denmark | 85.7% | 2024 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 3 | Norway | 82.2% | 2021 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 4 | Cyprus | 78.4% | 2023 | up 128.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Lithuania | 77.6% | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 6 | Czechia | 76.6% | 2023 | up 78.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Hungary | 75.6% | 2024 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 8 | Switzerland | 75.5% | 2023 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 9 | Sweden | 74.7% | 2024 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 10 | Austria | 72.9% | 2024 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Malta | 72.4% | 2023 | up 84.2% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 71.9% | 2023 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Iceland | 71.0% | 2013 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 70.4% | 2020 | up 86.2% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 70.2% | 2016 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 16 | Bahrain | 68.0% | 2023 | up 80.9% | rising |
| 17 | Latvia | 65.7% | 2023 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Korea | 65.2% | 2023 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 19 | Germany | 63.9% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 20 | Poland | 63.3% | 2023 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 61.8% | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 22 | France | 59.7% | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 23 | Montenegro | 58.9% | 2022 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 23 | Italy | 58.9% | 2023 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Serbia | 58.6% | 2022 | up 558.4% | rising |
| 26 | Belgium | 57.9% | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 57.5% | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 28 | Portugal | 57.3% | 2023 | up 71.6% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 57.3% | 2023 | up 72.1% | rising |
| 30 | Mexico | 55.4% | 2023 | up 114.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Singapore | 55.0% | 2023 | up 409.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Türkiye | 54.8% | 2024 | up 163.5% | rising |
| 33 | Romania | 54.7% | 2023 | up 90.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Georgia | 54.2% | 2023 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 35 | Slovakia | 54.1% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 36 | Brazil | 51.7% | 2023 | up 104.3% | rising |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 51.1% | 2023 | up 53.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Russian Federation | 46.3% | 2023 | up 142.4% | rising |
| 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46.0% | 2023 | up 1,383.9% | rising |
| 39 | Palestine, State of | 46.0% | 2019 | up 521.6% | volatile |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 43.0% | 2017 | up 1,435.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Ireland | 42.6% | 2015 | up 206.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Greece | 42.3% | 2016 | up 819.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Paraguay | 38.2% | 2023 | up 9,450.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Ukraine | 37.7% | 2021 | up 259.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Albania | 37.0% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 47 | Estonia | 35.9% | 2017 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 48 | Colombia | 35.7% | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 49 | Egypt | 34.4% | 2022 | up 186.7% | rising |
| 50 | Qatar | 31.2% | 2020 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 51 | Kazakhstan | 29.9% | 2023 | up 81.2% | rising |
| 52 | Thailand | 18.2% | 2020 | up 152.8% | rising |
| 53 | Azerbaijan | 5.4% | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 54 | El Salvador | 0.2% | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release