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Self-perceived health

Very good and good self-perceived health status
2019
74.5 %
People with chronic morbidity
2019
38.3 %
People with physical pain (4-weeks prevalence)
2019
4.1 million

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.
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