Chronic Pain by Country
38 countries • Percentage of population aged 15 years or over • OECD How's Life / Well-Being
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What It Measures
Share of adults reporting chronic pain, from OECD How's Life / Well-Being.
At a Glance
World average
29.12
Middle country
28.5
Low end
14
High end
41
Countries
38
Data source
World Map
Highest & Lowest Chronic Pain
Highest Chronic Pain
#1Iceland41% of adults 15+#2Portugal39% of adults 15+#3Costa Rica37.5% of adults 15+#4Chile37% of adults 15+#5Canada35% of adults 15+#6France34.5% of adults 15+#7Greece34.5% of adults 15+#8Spain34% of adults 15+#9United States33.5% of adults 15+#10Colombia33% of adults 15+
| Rank | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Iceland | 41% of adults 15+ |
| #2 | Portugal | 39% of adults 15+ |
| #3 | Costa Rica | 37.5% of adults 15+ |
| #4 | Chile | 37% of adults 15+ |
| #5 | Canada | 35% of adults 15+ |
| #6 | France | 34.5% of adults 15+ |
| #7 | Greece | 34.5% of adults 15+ |
| #8 | Spain | 34% of adults 15+ |
| #9 | United States | 33.5% of adults 15+ |
| #10 | Colombia | 33% of adults 15+ |
Lowest Chronic Pain
#38Poland14% of adults 15+#37Japan20% of adults 15+#36Israel20.5% of adults 15+#35Turkey22.5% of adults 15+#34Estonia23% of adults 15+#33Lithuania24% of adults 15+#32Finland24% of adults 15+#31Sweden24.5% of adults 15+#30Slovenia25% of adults 15+#29Netherlands26% of adults 15+
| Rank | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #38 | Poland | 14% of adults 15+ |
| #37 | Japan | 20% of adults 15+ |
| #36 | Israel | 20.5% of adults 15+ |
| #35 | Turkey | 22.5% of adults 15+ |
| #34 | Estonia | 23% of adults 15+ |
| #33 | Lithuania | 24% of adults 15+ |
| #32 | Finland | 24% of adults 15+ |
| #31 | Sweden | 24.5% of adults 15+ |
| #30 | Slovenia | 25% of adults 15+ |
| #29 | Netherlands | 26% of adults 15+ |
Worth a Double Take
Biggest ranking jump: #37 Japan is 6.00% of adults 15+ higher than #38 Poland (20% of adults 15+ vs 14% of adults 15+).
Another sharp ranking jump: #1 Iceland is 2.00% of adults 15+ higher than #2 Portugal (41% of adults 15+ vs 39% of adults 15+).
Another sharp ranking jump: #4 Chile is 2.00% of adults 15+ higher than #5 Canada (37% of adults 15+ vs 35% of adults 15+).