The line chart illustrates the proportion of adults unable to receive adequate healthcare between 2008 and 2022 in 6 countries in Europe.
Overall, except for Estonia, all countries experienced increases in 2022. Lativa, Sweden, and Estonia witnessed the largest fluctuations, whilst the remaining countries remained relatively stable up to 2018. The UK saw the most dramatic increase from the lowest in 2012 to the highest in 2022.
Latvia indicated the highest number in 2010, standing at just over 20%, however, this steadily decreased to below 10% in 2020. Estonia depicted the largest fluctuations, starting at around 6% in 2010, subsequently, there was a massive jump to 20% in 2012 before falling again to 10% in 2014. Sweden accounted for approximately 14%, and then steadily declined to below 5% before climbing again dramatically to just over 10% in 2022.
France, the UK, and Ireland all accounted for below 5% and maintained relatively steady patterns until 2018. Notably, the UK diverged from the other two categories in 2020, growing considerably to just under 10% in 2020, then above 15% in 2022, marking the highest of any other countries that year. Conversely, Ireland signified the lowest percentage, rising only from around 3% in 2020 to just below 5% in 2022.