According to a survey carried out in 2018, ** percent of girls aged 11 years old and ** percent of boys aged 11 years old in Bulgaria self rated their health as excellent. Across the provided countries, Bulgaria had the highest share of young people who self-rated their health as excellent among both genders and every age group. On the other hand, only ***** percent of girls aged 15 years in Latvia rated their health as excellent.
Source: Young people were asked to describe their health (Would you say your health is ...?). Response options were excellent, good, fair and poor. Findings presented here show the proportions reporting their health as excellent.
*The study protocol requires that each HBSC country or region should aim to survey around 1500 young people from the three age groups (approximately
4500 in total).
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HBSC. (May 19, 2020). Share of adolescents who rated their health as excellent in selected European countries in 2018, by age and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126273/adolescents-rating-their-health-as-excellent-in-europe/
HBSC. "Share of adolescents who rated their health as excellent in selected European countries in 2018, by age and gender." Chart. May 19, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126273/adolescents-rating-their-health-as-excellent-in-europe/
HBSC. (2020). Share of adolescents who rated their health as excellent in selected European countries in 2018, by age and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126273/adolescents-rating-their-health-as-excellent-in-europe/
HBSC. "Share of Adolescents Who Rated Their Health as Excellent in Selected European Countries in 2018, by Age and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126273/adolescents-rating-their-health-as-excellent-in-europe/
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Share of adolescents who rated their health as excellent in selected European countries in 2018, by age and gender [Graph], HBSC, May 19, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126273/adolescents-rating-their-health-as-excellent-in-europe/
