Germans complain about their health more than residents of other Western European countries
As 'Russkaya Germaniya' notes, a level of those satisfied with their health below 70% is recorded in post-socialist EU countries, and not even in all of them. Thus, in the same category as Germans (60 to 70%) are Poland, Hungary, Croatia and Slovenia. The Germans share another trend with them – among the less educated population, more than half complain about their health.
The worst in the EU are the Baltic states – only 52% of Lithuanians and Latvians do not feel health problems. For Czechs and Slovaks, the level of good health is somewhat better than for Germans – 71%. Romania and Bulgaria stand apart, where, despite problems in the healthcare system and unfavorable statistics for various diseases, people feel excellent – almost 80% of Romanians and 78% of Bulgarians do not complain about their health at all.
Things are even better in Scandinavia, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain and Ireland – about 80% and above. The leader in the all-European ranking is Greece, where almost 85% of residents are satisfied with their health. Interestingly, among Greeks there are very few only partially satisfied with their own well-being, but the number of categorically dissatisfied is noticeable – more than 5%.
In Sweden and Ireland, only a few percent think that life has come to an end, and in Malta such people are only about one percent.