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Health care in the European Union

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Main article: European Union (EU, EU)

Health care in EU countries

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2023: EU countries destroy unnecessary doses of COVID-19 vaccine for €4 billion

In mid-December 2023, information appeared that the countries of the European Union disposed of at least 215 million doses of vaccines from COVID-19, which were purchased at the height of the pandemic, but turned out to be unclaimed. The cost of destroyed products is estimated at more than €4 billion. Read more here.

2022: WHO declares obesity epidemic in Europe amid COVID-19 pandemic

In early May 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced an obesity epidemic in Europe amid the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Chronic overweight and obesity are among the leading causes of mortality and disability in the European Union. Read more here.

2020: Duration of guaranteed paid sick leave

Data as of September 1, 2020

2019: Health Care Cost Dynamics

2018: Proportion of women smoking tobacco

2018 data

Number of hospital beds per 100,000 residents

The number of hospital beds in Germany, Italy and the EU as a whole is calculated per 100,000 inhabitants from 1990 to 2019. The COVID-19 coronavirus crisis in Europe is the result of medical optimization.

Disease statistics

HIV/AIDS

2024: WHO: 25% of people with HIV in Europe are unaware of their diagnosis

In July 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that more than a quarter of people infected with HIV in the European Region were unaware of their disease. WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge noted that half of those infected will know about their diagnosis too late. Read more here.

2022: Europe's HIV epidemic is the fastest growing in the world

The World Health Organization (WHO) European Region is experiencing the fastest growing HIV epidemic in the world in 2022. At the same time, all the necessary resources and technologies are available here to diagnose, treat and prevent transmission of infection. This is stated in the report of the Director of the WHO Regional Office for Europe Hans Kluge, published on December 1, 2023. Read more here.

2017

Data for 2017

Depression

2019: Percentage of the population aged 15 + years in Europe suffering from chronic depression

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Процент population + years of age who reported "suffering from chronic depression" in 2019

Maternity leave

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Число недель оплачиваемого maternity leave countries around the world for 2021