This indicator provides a broad cross-cutting measure of health status at the national level and hence the intended ultimate outcome of biomedical and health research. Breakdowns by country and demographic characteristics also provide an indication of health inequalities, which is one of the key challenges identified to be addressed under Horizon 2020. Source: Eurostat
| Geo | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 80.1 | 80.2 | 80.5 | 80.8 | 80.5 | 80.9 | 80.9 | 81.0 | 81.3 | - |
| European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) | 80.2 | 80.3 | 80.5 | 80.9 | 80.6 | 81.0 | 80.9 | 81.0 | - | - |
| European Union - 27 countries (2007-2013) | 80.3 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 80.9 | 80.6 | 81.0 | 81.0 | 81.0 | - | - |
| Euro area - 19 countries (from 2015) | 81.3 | 81.3 | 81.6 | 82.0 | 81.6 | 82.0 | 82.0 | 82.1 | 82.4 | - |
| Euro area - 18 countries (2014) | 81.4 | 81.4 | 81.7 | 82.1 | 81.7 | 82.1 | 82.0 | 82.2 | 82.4 | - |
| Belgium | 80.7 | 80.5 | 80.7 | 81.4 | 81.1 | 81.5 | 81.6 | 81.7 | 82.1 | 80.9 |
| Bulgaria | 74.2 | 74.4 | 74.9 | 74.5 | 74.7 | 74.9 | 74.8 | 75.0 | 75.1 | 73.6 |
| Czechia | 78.0 | 78.1 | 78.3 | 78.9 | 78.7 | 79.1 | 79.1 | 79.1 | 79.3 | 78.3 |
| Denmark | 79.9 | 80.2 | 80.4 | 80.7 | 80.8 | 80.9 | 81.1 | 81.0 | 81.5 | 81.6 |
| Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG) | 80.6 | 80.7 | 80.6 | 81.2 | 80.7 | 81.0 | 81.1 | 81.0 | 81.3 | 81.1 |
| Germany including former GDR | 80.6 | 80.7 | 80.6 | 81.2 | 80.7 | 81.0 | 81.1 | 81.0 | 81.3 | 81.1 |
| Estonia | 76.6 | 76.7 | 77.5 | 77.4 | 78.0 | 78.0 | 78.4 | 78.5 | 79.0 | 78.6 |
| Ireland | 80.9 | 80.9 | 81.0 | 81.4 | 81.5 | 81.7 | 82.2 | 82.2 | 82.8 | - |
| Greece | 80.8 | 80.7 | 81.4 | 81.5 | 81.1 | 81.5 | 81.4 | 81.9 | 81.7 | 81.2 |
| Spain | 82.6 | 82.5 | 83.2 | 83.3 | 83.0 | 83.5 | 83.4 | 83.5 | 84.0 | 82.4 |
| France | 82.3 | 82.1 | 82.4 | 82.9 | 82.4 | 82.7 | 82.7 | 82.8 | 83.0 | 82.3 |
| France (metropolitan) | 82.3 | 82.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Croatia | 77.2 | 77.3 | 77.8 | 77.9 | 77.5 | 78.2 | 78.0 | 78.2 | 78.6 | 77.8 |
| Italy | 82.4 | 82.4 | 82.9 | 83.2 | 82.7 | 83.4 | 83.1 | 83.4 | 83.6 | 82.4 |
| Cyprus | 81.2 | 81.1 | 82.5 | 82.3 | 81.8 | 82.7 | 82.2 | 82.9 | 82.3 | 82.3 |
| Latvia | 73.9 | 74.1 | 74.3 | 74.5 | 74.8 | 74.9 | 74.9 | 75.1 | 75.7 | 75.7 |
| Lithuania | 73.7 | 74.1 | 74.1 | 74.7 | 74.6 | 74.9 | 75.8 | 76.0 | 76.5 | 75.1 |
| Luxembourg | 81.1 | 81.5 | 81.9 | 82.3 | 82.4 | 82.7 | 82.1 | 82.3 | 82.7 | 81.8 |
| Hungary | 75.1 | 75.3 | 75.8 | 76.0 | 75.7 | 76.2 | 76.0 | 76.2 | 76.5 | 75.7 |
| Malta | 80.9 | 80.9 | 81.9 | 82.1 | 82.0 | 82.6 | 82.4 | 82.5 | 82.9 | 82.6 |
| Netherlands | 81.3 | 81.2 | 81.4 | 81.8 | 81.6 | 81.7 | 81.8 | 81.9 | 82.2 | 81.5 |
| Austria | 81.1 | 81.1 | 81.3 | 81.6 | 81.3 | 81.8 | 81.7 | 81.8 | 82.0 | 81.3 |
| Poland | 76.8 | 76.9 | 77.1 | 77.8 | 77.5 | 78.0 | 77.8 | 77.7 | 78.0 | 76.6 |
| Portugal | 80.7 | 80.6 | 80.9 | 81.3 | 81.3 | 81.3 | 81.6 | 81.5 | 81.9 | 81.1 |
| Romania | 74.4 | 74.4 | 75.1 | 75.0 | 74.9 | 75.2 | 75.2 | 75.3 | 75.6 | 74.2 |
| Slovenia | 80.1 | 80.3 | 80.5 | 81.2 | 80.9 | 81.2 | 81.2 | 81.5 | 81.6 | 80.6 |
| Slovakia | 76.1 | 76.3 | 76.6 | 77.0 | 76.7 | 77.3 | 77.3 | 77.4 | 77.8 | 76.9 |
| Finland | 80.6 | 80.7 | 81.1 | 81.3 | 81.6 | 81.5 | 81.7 | 81.8 | 82.1 | 82.2 |
| Sweden | 81.9 | 81.8 | 82.0 | 82.3 | 82.2 | 82.4 | 82.5 | 82.6 | 83.2 | 82.4 |
| European Economic Area (EU28 - 2013-2020 and IS, LI, NO) | 80.3 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 80.9 | 80.6 | 81.0 | 81.0 | 81.0 | - | - |
| European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO) | 80.3 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 80.9 | 80.6 | 81.0 | 81.0 | 81.1 | - | - |
| European Free Trade Association | 82.3 | 82.3 | 82.5 | 82.9 | 82.8 | 83.2 | 83.3 | 83.4 | 83.7 | - |
| Iceland | 82.4 | 83.0 | 82.1 | 82.9 | 82.5 | 82.2 | 82.6 | 82.9 | 83.2 | 83.1 |
| Liechtenstein | 81.9 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.1 | 82.7 | 82.3 | 83.7 | 83.1 | 84.3 | 81.9 |
| Norway | 81.4 | 81.5 | 81.8 | 82.2 | 82.4 | 82.5 | 82.7 | 82.8 | 83.0 | 83.3 |
| Switzerland | 82.8 | 82.8 | 82.9 | 83.3 | 83.0 | 83.7 | 83.7 | 83.8 | 84.0 | 83.2 |
| United Kingdom | 81.0 | 81.0 | 81.1 | 81.4 | 81.0 | 81.2 | 81.3 | 81.3 | - | - |
| Montenegro | 76.1 | 76.3 | 76.5 | 76.5 | 76.5 | 76.5 | 76.6 | 76.9 | 76.7 | - |
| North Macedonia | 75.1 | 74.9 | 75.5 | 75.5 | 75.5 | 75.4 | 76.0 | 76.7 | 76.6 | - |
| Albania | - | - | 77.9 | 78.2 | 77.9 | 78.5 | 78.5 | 78.9 | 79.1 | - |
| Serbia | 74.6 | 74.9 | 75.3 | 75.4 | 75.3 | 75.7 | 75.6 | 75.9 | 76.0 | - |
| Turkey | 77.1 | 77.6 | 78.2 | 78.1 | 78.2 | 78.1 | 78.5 | 78.9 | 79.1 | - |
| Belarus | 70.7 | 72.3 | 72.7 | 73.3 | 74.0 | 74.2 | 74.5 | 74.5 | - | - |
| Kosovo (under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244/99) | - | - | - | - | - | 78.6 | - | - | - | - |
| Moldova | 71.0 | 71.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Marino | - | 85.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ukraine | 71.1 | 71.2 | - | 71.8 | 72.5 | 72.9 | 73.3 | 73.2 | 73.4 | - |
| Armenia | - | - | - | - | 75.1 | 75.1 | 75.8 | 76.7 | 76.6 | - |
| Azerbaijan | - | 74.1 | 74.7 | 74.8 | 75.3 | - | 75.6 | 76.0 | 76.6 | - |
| Georgia | 74.5 | - | - | 74.1 | 73.0 | 72.7 | 73.5 | 74.0 | 74.1 | - |