People in the Baltic States rate their health much worse than the EU average, according to Eurostat, LSM reported. The data showed that 57.8% of people aged 16 years or older in Estonia said that their health was good or very good in 2025, which was almost unchanged from 57.7% in 2024. The corresponding figure was 49.2% (48.9%) in Lithuania and 48.2% (49.1%) in Latvia. The EU average was 67.9% (68.5%). Altogether 60.5% of men rated their health as good in Estonia, 53.7% in Latvia, and 54.0% in Lithuania. Among women, 55.6% said that they were healthy in Estonia, 44.0% in Latvia, and 45.6% in Lithuania. Meanwhile, 87.3% of young people aged 16-29 years in Lithuania said that they were healthy in 2025, which was up from 85.2% in 2024. The corresponding figure was 85.3% (85.0%) in Latvia and 85.0% (83.4%) in Estonia. The EU average was 89.7% (90.1%), the Eurostat data showed.
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