The line graph illustrates the percentage of people in six European countries who did not get adequate healthcare facilities between 2008 and 2022.
Overall, Latvia, Estonia and Sweden experienced significant fluctuations in their trends between 2008 and 2022. The remaining three nations- the UK, Ireland and France remained relatively stable until 2018, and after which their figures increased, with UK rising the most in 2022. Except for Estonia, the percentage of people with unmet health care needs in the other five countries increased between 2018 and 2022.
Latvia had the highest percentage of people with unmet healthcare needs, at just over 20% in 2010, which drastically declined to under 10% by 2020. Meanwhile, Estonia peaked at 20% in 2012, rising from approximately 5% in 2010. Sweden also showed fluctuations, starting at just under 15% in 2008 and then sharply declining to below 5% in 2018. By 2022, all the three countries settled within 10-15% range.
The percentage of people in France, the UK and Ireland remained steady until 2018 and then increased between 2018 and 2022, with UK rising the most. By 2022, UK had highest percentage of people with unmet healthcare needs, at 15%. In contrast, Ireland remained the lowest in 2022, at just under 5%, a minor rise from 2018. Also, France increased from 2018 levels and settled in 5-10% range by 2022.