The share of people seeking health information online for private purposes varied across the EU Member States. In 2021, the highest share was recorded in Finland, where 80% of people aged 16-74 searched online for health-related topics in the last three months prior to the survey, followed by the Netherlands (77%), Denmark (75%) and Cyprus (74%).

In contrast, the lowest shares were observed in Bulgaria (36%) and Romania (40%), followed by Germany (45%) and Poland (47%).

Cyprus reports the highest increase in searching for health information online

Over the last decade, the share of individuals seeking health information online has risen in almost all EU Member States with an increase of 17 pp in the EU from 2011 (38%). The highest increases in the number of people looking for health information online were recorded in Cyprus (+46 pp), followed by Czechia (+33 pp), Malta (+32 pp), and Spain (+31 pp). (ILKHA)