90% of 16-29-year-olds felt healthy in 2022

In the EU, 90.1% of young people aged between 16 and 29 perceived themselves to be in good or very good health in 2022.

Source dataset: hlth_silc_10

The EU countries with the highest shares of young people who perceived themselves to be in good or very good health were Romania (98.0%), Greece (97.4%), and Bulgaria (97.1%).

The lowest shares were recorded in Denmark (71.1%), Sweden (75.3%), and Finland (82.3%).

Rate of young women with a disability (activity limitation) higher than men

In 2022, the share of young women aged between 16 to 29 years old who had moderate disability (activity limitation) was 8.5%, 2 percentage points higher than men (6.5%).

Source dataset: hlth_silc_12

Both genders had a rise in the share of moderate disability from the previous year, when the figures were 6.7% for younger women and 5.8% for younger men in 2021.

When it comes to severe disability, the prevalence for both men and women was 2% in 2022.

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