Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
58
Highest
78.2%
Denmark
Lowest
0.1%
El Salvador
Median
53.0%
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
749
What the numbers show
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), both sexes (%) is currently reported for 58 countries. The highest value is 78.2% in Denmark; the lowest is 0.1% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 53.0%, and the mean is 49.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 782.
Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 9,500.0%), and the largest decrease in Qatar (down 56.2%).
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 78.2% | 2024 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 2 | Finland | 77.5% | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 3 | Norway | 74.0% | 2023 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 4 | Cyprus | 73.7% | 2023 | up 128.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Netherlands | 72.2% | 2022 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 70.0% | 2023 | up 107.7% | rising |
| 7 | Malta | 67.7% | 2023 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 8 | Hungary | 67.3% | 2024 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 67.3% | 2023 | up 54.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Bahrain | 67.2% | 2023 | up 123.3% | rising |
| 11 | Lithuania | 66.7% | 2023 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 11 | Switzerland | 66.7% | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 13 | Iceland | 65.5% | 2013 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 14 | Austria | 65.0% | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 15 | Korea | 64.5% | 2023 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 16 | Sweden | 63.7% | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 17 | Estonia | 63.5% | 2023 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 18 | Malaysia | 61.5% | 2023 | up 82.0% | rising |
| 19 | Serbia | 60.6% | 2023 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 20 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 60.3% | 2020 | up 87.3% | rising |
| 21 | Czechia | 59.7% | 2023 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Germany | 56.8% | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 23 | Türkiye | 56.3% | 2024 | up 119.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Luxembourg | 55.1% | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 25 | Croatia | 54.9% | 2023 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 26 | Belgium | 54.7% | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 27 | Portugal | 54.6% | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 28 | Singapore | 54.3% | 2023 | up 596.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Poland | 53.0% | 2023 | up 99.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Italy | 52.9% | 2023 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 31 | Latvia | 52.6% | 2023 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 32 | Slovenia | 51.3% | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 33 | France | 51.0% | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 34 | Slovakia | 50.8% | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 35 | Montenegro | 50.7% | 2022 | up 119.5% | rising |
| 36 | Greece | 48.7% | 2023 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 47.6% | 2023 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 38 | Mexico | 47.1% | 2023 | up 80.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Romania | 46.1% | 2023 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 40 | Brazil | 45.1% | 2023 | up 97.8% | rising |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 43.1% | 2023 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Palestine, State of | 41.5% | 2023 | up 154.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Georgia | 41.3% | 2023 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 44 | North Macedonia | 39.6% | 2018 | up 316.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Egypt | 39.2% | 2022 | up 312.6% | rising |
| 46 | Albania | 38.5% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 47 | Ireland | 37.0% | 2015 | up 252.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Colombia | 35.0% | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 49 | Russian Federation | 32.7% | 2023 | up 145.9% | rising |
| 50 | Paraguay | 28.8% | 2023 | up 9,500.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Ukraine | 21.1% | 2021 | up 185.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Kazakhstan | 20.3% | 2023 | up 88.0% | rising |
| 53 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 17.0% | 2021 | up 639.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Morocco | 15.9% | 2021 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 55 | Qatar | 15.8% | 2020 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 56 | Thailand | 14.5% | 2020 | up 98.6% | rising |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 4.9% | 2023 | up 157.9% | rising |
| 58 | El Salvador | 0.1% | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release