Countries by Self-Rated Health
Complete ranking of 38 countries • % reporting good health • Updated 2026
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About Self-Rated Health Rankings
Canada leads all 38 countries in Self-Rated Health with a value of 85.6% reporting good health, while Japan ranks last at 37.1% reporting good health. This represents a 2-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.
What Self-Rated Health Measures
Share of people reporting good or very good health, from OECD How's Life / Well-Being.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining Self-Rated Health across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.
Global Range
Values range from 37.1% reporting good health (Japan) to 85.6% reporting good health (Canada) — a 2-fold difference across 38 countries.
Regional Patterns
European countries dominate this ranking, holding 13 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.
Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 64.6% reporting good health to 75.4% reporting good health. The overall spread from 37.1% reporting good health to 85.6% reporting good health reflects significant global variation.
Notable Outliers
The top of the ranking is competitive: Canada and New Zealand are separated by only 0%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.
Continental Leaders
Highest Self-Rated Health
The 5 strongest Self-Rated Health reads.
Lowest Self-Rated Health
The 5 lowest Self-Rated Health reads.
Data Note
Rankings are based on the latest available data from OECD How's Life / Well-Being, covering 38 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
Top 10 Countries
Country Ladder
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Canada | 85.6% reporting good health | North America | 100% |
| 2nd | New Zealand | 85.4% reporting good health | Oceania | 97% |
| 3rd | Australia | 85% reporting good health | Oceania | 95% |
| 4th | United States | 84.9% reporting good health | North America | 92% |
| 5th | Colombia | 80.4% reporting good health | North America | 89% |
| 6th | Ireland | 79.9% reporting good health | Europe | 87% |
| 7th | Switzerland | 79.3% reporting good health | Europe | 84% |
| 8th | Greece | 78.2% reporting good health | Europe | 82% |
| 9th | Israel | 75.8% reporting good health | Asia | 79% |
| 10th | Italy | 75.4% reporting good health | Europe | 76% |
| 11th | Belgium | 74.6% reporting good health | Europe | 74% |
| 12th | Norway | 74.2% reporting good health | Europe | 71% |
| 13th | United Kingdom | 73.4% reporting good health | Europe | 68% |
| 14th | Luxembourg | 73% reporting good health | Europe | 66% |
| 15th | Iceland | 72% reporting good health | Europe | 63% |
| 16th | Spain | 70.1% reporting good health | Europe | 61% |
| 17th | Costa Rica | 70% reporting good health | North America | 58% |
| 18th | Netherlands | 69.9% reporting good health | Europe | 55% |
| 19th | Denmark | 68.1% reporting good health | Europe | 53% |
| 20th | Austria | 67.7% reporting good health | Europe | 50% |
| 21st | Slovakia | 66.7% reporting good health | Europe | 47% |
| 22nd | Finland | 66.5% reporting good health | Europe | 45% |
| 23rd | Sweden | 66.5% reporting good health | Europe | 42% |
| 24th | Czechia | 66.3% reporting good health | Europe | 39% |
| 25th | Slovenia | 66.3% reporting good health | Europe | 37% |
| 26th | France | 66.2% reporting good health | Europe | 34% |
| 27th | Mexico | 65.5% reporting good health | North America | 32% |
| 28th | Germany | 64.6% reporting good health | Europe | 29% |
| 29th | Hungary | 64.6% reporting good health | Europe | 26% |
| 30th | Turkey | 64.4% reporting good health | Europe | 24% |
| 31st | Poland | 64.2% reporting good health | Europe | 21% |
| 32nd | Chile | 60.3% reporting good health | South America | 18% |
| 33rd | Estonia | 57.7% reporting good health | Europe | 16% |
| 34th | Portugal | 53.6% reporting good health | Europe | 13% |
| 35th | South Korea | 53.1% reporting good health | Asia | 11% |
| 36th | Latvia | 49% reporting good health | Europe | 8% |
| 37th | Lithuania | 48.9% reporting good health | Europe | 5% |
| 38th | Japan | 37.1% reporting good health | Asia | 3% |