Health across Europe
Explore long-term health trends across Europe, including healthy life years, health expenditure, medical resources and preventable mortality.
Where to start
Featured health indicators
Start with the indicators that give the clearest overview of how long people live in good functional health, how much countries devote to healthcare and how preventable mortality differs across Europe.
Healthy life years
Compare how many years people can expect to live without limitations in usual activities.
Explore healthy life years → Health financingHealth expenditure
Track current health expenditure across countries as a share of economic output.
Explore health expenditure → Health outcomesPreventable mortality
Compare deaths from causes that could potentially be prevented through effective public health and primary prevention.
Explore preventable mortality →All topics
Health topics
Browse the full Health section by theme: healthy longevity, healthcare resources, health system financing and preventable mortality.
Health outcomes and longevity
Indicators that show how long people live in good functional health and how preventable mortality differs across countries.
Healthcare resources
Indicators that compare the medical workforce and hospital capacity available relative to population size.
Health system financing
Indicators that show how much of the economy is devoted to current health expenditure.
What do health indicators show?
Health indicators help explain both the health of populations and the resources available to healthcare systems. They measure expected years lived without activity limitations, preventable mortality, medical workforce capacity, hospital bed availability and health expenditure.
This Health section brings together five long-term indicators: healthy life years, health expenditure, doctors, hospital beds and preventable mortality.
Why health trends matter
Health trends influence quality of life, labour markets, public finances and the long-term demands placed on healthcare systems. Population health depends on more than medical care alone, while healthcare capacity depends on financial resources, workforce availability and the way services are organised.
By comparing data across countries and years, Europe In Time helps reveal how health outcomes, healthcare resources and system capacity are changing across Europe over the long term.