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Self-perceived health

Very good and good self-perceived health status
2019
74.5 %
Population in private households aged 15 years and more
People with chronic morbidity
2019
38.3 %
Population in private households aged 15 years and more
People with physical pain (4-weeks prevalence)
2019
4.1 million
Population in private households aged 15 years and more

The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity”. Self-perceived health is a good indicator of the general well-being of a population. Another criterion for assessing the general state of health is the occurrence of chronic diseases or pain. Health-related quality of life, in turn, maps the physical, mental, social and environmental components of well-being.

The results come from the Austrian Health Interview Survey (ATHIS), which is held every six years from 2019 (previously 2006/07 and 2014).

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, Austrian Health Interview Survey 2019. Compiled on 15 July 2020. – Population in private households aged 15 years and more.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, Austrian Health Interview Survey 2006/07, 2014 and 2019. Microcensus special program "Questions on health" 19991 and 1999. Compiled on 15 July 2020. – Population in private households aged 15 years and more. – Age-standardised values in percent.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, Austrian Health Interview Survey 2019. Compiled on 15 July 2020. – Population in private households aged 15 years and more.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, Austrian Health Interview Survey 2019. Compiled on 15 July 2020. – Population in private households aged 15 years and more. – Means for each domain according to WHOQOL-BREF (0 – 100).

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Last updated on 2022-10-03.