From Iceland — Most Icelanders Self-Report Being In Great Health

Most Icelanders Self-Report Being In Great Health

Published November 11, 2016

Andie Sophia Fontaine
Photo by
Bjarni Brynjólfsson

The majority of Icelanders report being in good health, but Icelanders also report chronic illness to a higher percentage than many other Europeans.

RÚV reports that 76% of Icelanders report being in either good or very good health. In terms of demographics, being in good health was reported by 80% of men and 73% of women.

At the same time, about 30% of Icelanders said they suffered from some kind of chronic illness; 35% of them women and 25% men.

When put in an international context, Icelandic men are the 7th self-reported healthiest of all European men, and Icelandic women the 9th healthiest of European women. However, Icelandic women are in second place amongst European women who self-report chronic illness, and in 7th place amongst men.

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