EVALUATION OF EXISTING EUROSTAT STATISTICS

5. HEALTH STATUS AND DETERMINANTS

Health indicators are directly relevant to the UNCRPD, particularly Article 25 on health, as well as to the EU Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021–2030. They also support SDG 3 Good health and well-being and SDG 10 Reduced inequalities. Indicators on health status were also recommended in the 2021 mapping study.

Indicator	Data source	Disability measurement	Periodicity of data collection	Population
1. Self-perceived health by level of disability	The European Statistics of Income and Living Condition (EU-SILC) [hlth_dh010]	GALI	Annually	16 years and older

Table 7: Indicator identified as strong candidate for inclusion in the Nordic Statistics Database on health status and determinants.

Indicator	Data source	Disability measurement	Periodicity of data collection	Population
1. Self-perceived health by level of disability	The European Statistics of Income and Living Condition (EU-SILC) [hlth_dh010]	GALI	Annually	16 years and older

Table 7: Indicator identified as strong candidate for inclusion in the Nordic Statistics database on health status and determinants.

Figure 19: Self-perceived health as good or very good by level of disability among persons aged 16 years and older living in private households.

Most recent year available (2025 for Finland, Norway, Sweden; 2024 for Denmark, EU27; 2020 for Iceland).

Source: Eurostat [hlth_dh010]

The indicator on self-perceived health by level of disability, shown in Figure 19 and Figure 20, is a strong candidate for inclusion in the Nordic Statistics Database. The indicator shows the share of individuals who perceive their health as good or very good by level of disability. The graph shows that in all Nordic countries, there is a clear gap in self-perceived health, with the highest share reporting good or very good health among persons without disabilities. The widest gap between persons without disabilities and persons with severe disabilities is 76 percentage points, observed in Denmark, Finland and Norway.

Figure 20: Self-perceived health as good or very good among persons with some or severe disabilities, aged 16 years and older living in private households.

From 2014 to the most recent year available (2025 for Finland, Norway, Sweden; 2024 for Denmark, EU27; 2020 for Iceland).

Source: Eurostat [hlth_dh010]

Figure 20 shows the indicator on self-perceived health as good or very good among persons with some or severe disabilities over time. The graph shows that the share of persons with disabilities reporting good or very good health is higher in all Nordic countries than in the EU. It also shows that in Denmark and Sweden, the share of persons with disabilities who perceive their health as good or very good has decreased in the past decade.