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Values among 30 countries

Indicator metadata and score calculation

Definition:	Percentage of population with self perceived health status “good” and “very Good”, ratio lowest to hightest quintile of equivalised disposable income.
Year:	2023
Unit:	Ratio
Direction:	Deviation from optimum
Source 1:	Eurostat
Data for:
Annotation:	Eurostat: Dataset: Self-perceived health by sex, age and income quintile [hlth_silc_10] URL: https://ec.europa.eu/eurosta… extracted 2024/08/29.
Source 2:	OECD
Data for:
Annotation:	OECD: Dataset: Perceived health status by socio-economic status URL: https://data-explorer.oecd.o… extracted 2024/08/29.

Calculation:	Long-term data series were used to set appropriate minimum and maximum values.
Minimum:	0
Maximum:	0.565
/	Optimum/Above IQR boundary value. See FAQ for further information.
Optimum:	1
Distance:	Distance=(absolute value(optimum- value for calculation)-minimum)/ (maximum-minimum)
Score:	Score=10-relative distance*9
Annotat.:	Indicator calculated by Margit Kraus (Calculus Consult)

Top group

Score

Perceived Health Status

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New Zealand

8.7

0.92

Slovakia

8.7

0.92

Upper middle group

Australia

8.4

0.90

Israel

8.4

0.90

Greece

8.1

0.88

Italy

7.9

0.87

Canada

7.8

0.86

Norway

6.8

0.80

Spain

6.7

0.79

USA

6.5

0.78

Ireland

6.3

0.77

Switzerland

6.3

0.77

6.0

0.75

Sweden

5.7

0.73

Austria

5.5

0.72

France

5.5

0.72

Lower middle group

Finland

5.4

0.71

Japan

5.4

0.71

Belgium

5.2

0.70

Denmark

5.2

0.70

Germany

4.7

0.67

Poland

4.6

0.66

Netherlands

4.6

0.66

Slovenia

4.3

0.64

Portugal

3.9

0.62

Czechia

3.3

0.58

Hungary

3.2

0.57

Bottom group

Estonia

1.9

0.49

Latvia

1.1

0.44

Lithuania

1.0

0.37