Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main reason declared and educational attainment level by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
5.5
Albania
Lowest
0
Malta
Median
0.5
Years covered
18
2008–2025
Data points
893
What the numbers show
Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main reason declared and educational attainment level is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 5.5 in Albania; the lowest is 0 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.5, and the mean is 0.8082.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 266.7%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 100.0%).
Self-reported unmet needs for medical … medical educational: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 5.5 | 2025 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 2 | Greece | 4.1 | 2025 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 3 | France | 2.2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 4 | Latvia | 2.1 | 2025 | up 75.0% | falling |
| 4 | Latvia | 2.1 | 2025 | up 75.0% | falling |
| 6 | Iceland | 1.9 | 2020 | down 40.6% | flat |
| 7 | Switzerland | 1.5 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 7 | Romania | 1.5 | 2025 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 1.3 | 2025 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 10 | North Macedonia | 1.1 | 2024 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Norway | 1.1 | 2025 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 10 | North Macedonia | 1.1 | 2024 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 0.9 | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 13 | Serbia | 0.9 | 2025 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Serbia | 0.9 | 2025 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Belgium | 0.9 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Portugal | 0.8 | 2025 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 18 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 0.7 | 2019 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 18 | Ireland | 0.7 | 2025 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Estonia | 0.6 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Estonia | 0.6 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 0.6 | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Poland | 0.5 | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 23 | Poland | 0.5 | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 23 | Denmark | 0.5 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Netherlands | 0.4 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Netherlands | 0.4 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Türkiye | 0.4 | 2025 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Finland | 0.4 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Lithuania | 0.3 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Austria | 0.3 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Lithuania | 0.3 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Sweden | 0.3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 0.3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 30 | Hungary | 0.3 | 2025 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Germany | 0.2 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 0.2 | 2018 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Slovenia | 0.2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 36 | Slovenia | 0.2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 36 | Montenegro | 0.2 | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 0.2 | 2018 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Spain | 0.2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 43 | Croatia | 0.1 | 2025 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Croatia | 0.1 | 2025 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Czechia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Cyprus | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Slovakia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 45 | Slovakia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 45 | Malta | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.