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Share of adults who used the internet to look for health information in the past 12 months (ages 15+)

Name: Share of adults who used the internet to look for health information in the past 12 months (ages 15+)
Creator: International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Keywords: statistic-of-the-day, ai-generated, internet, digital health, e-health, health information, ICT usage, ITU, adults

Percent of adults (15+) who used the internet in the last 12 months to look up health information, based on official ITU household/individual ICT surveys.

Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU)•143 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

32.3%

Median: 28.1%

Countries Covered

143

with available data

Highest

Norway

74.8%

Lowest

Yemen

3.1%

Top 5 Countries

1Norway74.8%

2Sweden73.9%

3Iceland73.5%

4Switzerland72.4%

5Luxembourg71.6%

By Region

Oceania65.8%(2 countries)

Europe58.8%(32 countries)

North America43.9%(4 countries)

South America35.6%(7 countries)

Asia33.9%(23 countries)

Key Findings

•In high-connectivity countries, roughly 60–75% of adults report using the internet to look up health information.
•Some countries with moderate internet penetration still show relatively high health-information seeking, suggesting strong demand for online health guidance.
•In several low-income settings, reported use remains below 10%, reflecting both limited connectivity and fewer locally accessible digital health resources.
•The gap between the top and bottom countries exceeds 70 percentage points, highlighting major inequality in practical digital health access.

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (2.1%)High (74.8%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 32.3%)

Oceania (2)

Europe (32)

North America (4)

South America (7)

Asia (23)

Africa (9)

Other (66)

About This Statistic

This statistic measures the share of people aged 15+ who report that, in the last 12 months, they used the internet to seek health-related information (for example, symptoms, treatments, providers, or medicines). It captures a specific, practical digital behavior—often linked to e-health readiness, health literacy, and the accessibility of trusted information online.

The indicator is collected through nationally implemented household/individual ICT usage surveys harmonized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Countries field similar questionnaires, and ITU compiles the results to improve cross-country comparability. Differences can reflect internet access and affordability, education and age structure, trust in online sources, and the availability of digital health services and content in local languages.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Norway	74.8%
2	Sweden	73.9%
3	Iceland	73.5%
4	Switzerland	72.4%
5	Luxembourg	71.6%
6	Denmark	71.2%
7	Finland	70.4%
8	Netherlands	69.8%
9	Canada	68.4%
10	New Zealand	67.9%
11	Estonia	67.1%
12	Lithuania	66.7%
13	Andorra	66.1%
14	Germany	65.3%
15	United Kingdom	64.2%
16	Australia	63.7%
17	Latvia	63.4%
18	United Arab Emirates	63.0%
19	Bosnia and Herzegovina	62.9%
20	United States of America	62.5%
21	France	61.7%
22	Ireland	61.0%
23	Slovenia	60.6%
24	Israel	60.2%
25	Spain	59.7%
26	Qatar	59.4%
27	Belgium	58.8%
28	Portugal	58.6%
29	Italy	58.1%
30	Singapore	57.8%
31	Cyprus	57.6%
32	Croatia	55.7%
33	Poland	55.3%
34	Slovakia	54.9%
35	Czech Republic	54.2%
36	Greece	52.9%
37	Angola	52.4%
38	Kuwait	52.2%
39	South Korea	49.9%
40	Hungary	49.6%
41	Uruguay	49.1%
42	Türkiye	46.0%
43	Bahrain	45.3%
44	Serbia	45.2%
45	Chile	44.5%
46	Saudi Arabia	44.1%
47	Romania	43.7%
48	Costa Rica	42.3%
49	Japan	42.0%
50	Bolivia	41.6%
51	Oman	40.5%
52	Russian Federation	39.8%
53	Austria	39.1%
54	Brazil	38.9%
55	Lebanon	38.4%
56	Colombia	37.2%
57	Panama	36.5%
58	Tunisia	36.2%
59	Malaysia	34.7%
60	People's Republic of China	34.0%
61	Mauritius	33.8%
62	Islamic Republic of Iran	33.5%
63	Albania	33.2%
64	Kazakhstan	33.1%
65	Ecuador	32.6%
66	Moldova, Republic of	32.3%
67	Botswana	29.7%
68	Ukraine	29.5%
69	Mongolia	29.4%
70	Cuba	28.9%
71	Thailand	28.7%
72	Georgia	28.1%
73	Peru	27.8%
74	Jordan	27.4%
75	Mexico	26.1%
76	Kyrgyzstan	24.5%
77	Belize	24.2%
78	Morocco	24.0%
79	Malta	23.9%
80	Benin	23.6%
81	Vietnam	23.1%
82	Venezuela	22.9%
83	South Africa	22.6%
84	Bulgaria	21.8%
85	Paraguay	21.4%
86	Indonesia	21.2%
87	Dominican Republic	19.8%
88	Central African Republic	19.6%
89	Philippines	19.4%
90	Argentina	18.9%
91	Guatemala	18.7%
92	Uzbekistan	18.6%
93	Egypt	18.3%
94	Maldives	18.2%
95	Nicaragua	18.1%
96	Algeria	17.5%
97	Honduras	16.8%
98	Sri Lanka	16.4%
99	Guyana	16.1%
100	El Salvador	14.9%
101	Iraq	14.4%
102	Tajikistan	14.2%
103	Ghana	13.8%
104	Pakistan	13.2%
105	Lao People's Democratic Republic	12.7%
106	Suriname	12.5%
107	Eswatini	12.3%
108	Myanmar	12.2%
109	Libya	12.1%
110	Kenya	11.6%
111	Nigeria	10.9%
112	Namibia	10.8%
113	Cambodia	10.5%
114	Cote d'Ivoire	10.2%
115	Bangladesh	9.6%
116	Nepal	9.3%
117	Republic of The Gambia	9.1%
118	Zimbabwe	8.7%
119	Cameroon	8.1%
120	Haiti	7.9%
121	Uganda	7.8%
122	Bhutan	7.4%
123	Ethiopia	7.2%
124	Togo	6.9%
125	Burundi	6.8%
126	Zambia	6.7%
127	Malawi	6.6%
128	Papua New Guinea	6.4%
129	Guinea	6.2%
130	Mauritania	6.1%
131	Rwanda	6.0%
132	Solomon Islands	5.9%
133	Madagascar	5.8%
134	Mali	5.6%
135	United Republic of Tanzania	5.5%
136	Republic of the Congo	5.1%
137	Sierra Leone	4.9%
138	Cape Verde	4.7%
139	Burkina Faso	4.5%
140	Democratic Republic of the Congo	4.4%
141	Sudan	4.2%
142	Chad	3.8%
143	Yemen	3.1%

Showing 143 of 143 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from International Telecommunication Union (ITU) (2022).

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