Health in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 26 indicators covering health for European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 3.5 2018 down 16.7% 186th Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 17,440 2018 down 24.9% 1st Life expectancy by age and sex 81 2018 up 2.0% 8th Hospital beds by function and type of care 2.54 million 2019 down 8.3% 1st Health graduates - historical data 73,062 2019 up 39.1% 1st Expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit 1.24 million 2018 up 32.3% 3rd Hospital beds by type of care - historical data 2.54 million 2019 down 8.2% 1st Self-perceived health by sex, age and educational attainment level 48.6 2019 down 2.0% 4th People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age 16.4 2019 up 56.2% 1st Healthy life years by sex 81 2018 up 2.0% 2nd Health care expenditure by financing scheme 1.65 million 2019 up 17.0% 2nd Expenditure for selected health care functions by health care 1.65 million 2019 up 17.0% 2nd Health care expenditure by function 1.65 million 2019 up 17.0% 2nd Health care expenditure by provider 1.65 million 2019 up 17.0% 2nd Expenditure for selected health care providers by health care 1.65 million 2019 up 17.0% 2nd Expenditure for selected health care functions by health care 1.65 million 2019 up 17.0% 2nd Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability 13.3 2019 up 24.3% 2nd Self-perceived health by level of disability (activity limitation) 91.6 2019 down 1.6% 3rd Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health 75.1 2018 up 3.6% 2nd Deaths related to infectious diseases 43,395 2018 up 6.0% 2nd Causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence 17,621 2018 down 15.3% 1st Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence 4.4 2018 up 29.4% 2nd Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother, country of residence and 22,160 2018 down 8.8% 1st Causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and 3,382 2018 down 15.1% 2nd Treatable and preventable mortality of residents by cause and sex 1.16 million 2017 down 4.0% 1st Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence 17,468 2018 down 15.4% 1st