Austria: Health System Overview - World Health Systems Facts

Life expectancy at birth (years), 2021: 81.0 years
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births), 2023: 6
Under-five mortality rate (per 1000 live births), 2023: 3.1
Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births), 2023: 2.0
Tuberculosis incidence (per 100,000 population), 2023: 5.2
Probability of dying from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease between age 30 and exact age 70 (%), 2021: 9.9%
Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population), 2021: 14.5
Adolescent birth rate (per 1000 women aged 15-19 years), 2015-2024: 3.9
Adolescent birth rate (per 1000 women aged 10-14 years), 2015-2024: 0.0
Universal Health Coverage: Service coverage index, 2021: ≥80
Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%), 2023: 84%
Measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (MCV2) immunization coverage by the locally recommended age (%), 2023: 94%
Human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization coverage estimates among 15 year-old girls (%), 2023: 53%
Density of medical doctors (per 10,000 population), 2015-2023: 55.15
Density of nursing and midwifery personnel (per 10,000 population), 2016-2023: 112.8
Density of dentists (per 10,000 population), 2016-2023: 6.19
Density of pharmacists (per 10,000 population), 2015-2023: 7.62
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of general government expenditure (GGE) (%), 2022: 16.32%
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 years (%), 2023: 16.7%

Source: World health statistics 2025: monitoring health for the SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals. Tables of health statistics by country and area, WHO region and globally. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2025. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

Population (in thousands), 2023: 9,130
Annual Population Growth Rate (%), 2023: -0.1%
Life Expectancy at Birth, 2023: 82 years
Share of Urban Population (%), 2023: 60%
Annual Growth Rate of Urban Population (%), 2020-2030: 0.6%
Net Migration Rate (per 1,000 population), 2023: 0.5
Under-Five Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births), 2022: 3
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births), 2022: 3
Neonatal Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births), 2022: 2
Mortality Rate Among Children Aged 5-14 Years (per 1,000 children aged 5), 2022: 1
Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 100,000 live births), 2020: 5
Lifetime Risk of Maternal Death (1 in x), 2020: 1 in 13,728
Immunization for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (%), 2023:
– Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus vaccine: 91%
– Percentage of surviving infants who received three doses of diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus vaccine: 84%
– Percentage of surviving infants who received three doses of the polio vaccine: 84%
– Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of the measles-containing vaccine: 95%
– Percentage of children who received the second dose of measles-containing vaccine as per national schedule: 94%
– Percentage of surviving infants who received three doses of hepatitis B vaccine: 84%
– Percentage of surviving infants who received three doses of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine: 84%
– Percentage of surviving infants who received the last dose of rotavirus vaccine as recommended: 61%
Adolescent Birth Rate (Births Per 1,000 Adolescent Girls and Young Women), 2017-2023:
– Aged 10-14: 0%
– Aged 15-19: 4%
Share of Household Income, 2015-2023:
– Bottom 40%: 21%
– Top 20%: 38%
– Bottom 20%: 8%
Gini Coefficient, 2015-2023: 31
Palma Index of Income Inequality, 2015-2023: 1.1
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Per Capita (Current US$), 2015-2023: $56,506
Government Expenditure on Health as % of GDP, 2015-2023: 9.5%
Government Expenditure on Health as % of Government Budget, 2015-2023: 16.9%

Notes: Under-five mortality rate – Probability of dying between birth and exactly 5 years of age, expressed per 1,000 live births.
Infant mortality rate – Probability of dying between birth and exactly 1 year of age, expressed per 1,000 live births.
Neonatal mortality rate – Probability of dying during the first 28 days of life, expressed per 1,000 live births.
Mortality rate (children aged 5 to 14 years) – Probability of dying at age 5–14 years expressed per 1,000 children aged 5.
Maternal mortality ratio – Number of deaths of women from pregnancy-related causes per 100,000 live births during the same time period (modelled estimates).
Lifetime risk of maternal death – Lifetime risk of maternal death takes into account both the probability of becoming pregnant and the probability of dying as a result of that pregnancy, accumulated across a woman’s reproductive years (modelled estimates).
BCG – Percentage of live births who received bacilli Calmette-Guérin (vaccine against tuberculosis).
DTP1 – Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus vaccine.
DTP3 – Percentage of surviving infants who received three doses of diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus vaccine.
Polio3 – Percentage of surviving infants who received three doses of the polio vaccine.
MCV1 – Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of the measles-containing vaccine.
MCV2 – Percentage of children who received the second dose of measles-containing vaccine as per national schedule.
HepB3 – Percentage of surviving infants who received three doses of hepatitis B vaccine.
Hib3 – Percentage of surviving infants who received three doses of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine.
Rota – Percentage of surviving infants who received the last dose of rotavirus vaccine as recommended.
PCV3 – Percentage of surviving infants who received three doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.
Protection at birth (PAB) – Percentage of newborns protected at birth against tetanus with tetanus toxoid.
Adolescent birth rate – Number of births per 1,000 adolescent girls and young women aged 10–14 and
15–19.
Share of household income – Percentage of income received by the 20 per cent of households with the highest income, by the 40 per cent of households with the lowest income and by the 20 per cent of households with the lowest income.
Gini Coefficient – Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.
Palma Index of income inequality – Palma index is defined as the ratio of the richest 10% of the population’s share of gross national income divided by the poorest 40%’s share.
GDP per capita (current US$) – GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current US dollars.
Government revenue as percentage of GDP – Revenue is cash receipts from taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales. Grants are also considered as revenue but are excluded here.
Government expenditure – General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defence and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation.

Source: United Nations Children’s Fund, The State of the World’s Children 2024: The Future of Childhood in a Changing World – Statistical Compendium. UNICEF, Nov. 20, 2024.

Health expenditure per capita, USD PPP, 2022
– Government/compulsory: $5,664
– Voluntary/Out-of-pocket: $1,612
– Total: $7,725
Health expenditure as a share of GDP, 2022
– Government/compulsory: 8.8%
– Voluntary/out-of-pocket: 2.5%
Health expenditure by type of financing, 2021
– Government schemes: 38%
– Compulsory health insurance: 41%
– Voluntary health insurance: 4%
– Out-of-pocket: 16%
– Other: 2%
Out-of-pocket spending on health as share of final household consumption, 2021: 4.0%
Price levels in the healthcare sector, 2021 (OECD average = 100): 102
Population reporting unmet needs for medical care, by income level, 2021
– Lowest quintile: 0.4%
– Highest quintile: 0.0%
– Total: 0.2%
Main reason for reporting unmet needs for medical care, 2021
– Waiting list: 0.1%
– Too expensive: 0.1%
– Too far to travel: 0.0%
Population reporting unmet needs for dental care, by income level, 2021
– Lowest quintile: 1.0%
– Highest quintile: 0.1%
– Total: 0.4%
Population coverage for a core set of services, 2021
– Total public coverage: 100%
– Primary private health coverage: 0%
Population aged 15 years and over rating their own health as bad or very bad, 2021: 7.4%
Population aged 15 years and over rating their own health as good or very good, by income quintile, 2021
– Highest quintile: 81.8%
– Lowest quintile: 61.9%
– Total: 72.2%
Life expectancy at birth, 2021: 81.3 years
Infant mortality, deaths per 1,000 live births, 2021: 2.7
Maternal mortality rate, deaths per 100,000 live births, 2020: 5.2
Congestive heart failure hospital admission in adults, age-sex standardized rate per 100,000 population, 2021: 220
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease hospital admissions in adults, age-sex standardized rate per 100,000 population, 2021: 144
Hospital workforce per 1,000 population, 2021
– Physicians: 2.91
– Nurses and midwives: 7.02
– Healthcare assistants: 1.27
– Other health service providers: 2.51
Practicing doctors per 1,000 population, 2021: 5.4
Share of different categories of doctors, 2021
– General practitioners: 13.8%
– Specialists: 55.6%
– Other doctors: 30.6%
Share of foreign-trained doctors, 2021: 6.8%
Medical graduates per 100,000 population, 2021: 16.3
Practicing nurses per 1,000 population, 2021: 10.6
Share of foreign-trained nurses, 2021: 13.2%
Nursing graduates per 100,000 population, 2021: 28.7
Ratio of nurses to doctors, 2021: 2.0
Practicing pharmacists per 100,000 population, 2021: 76
Community pharmacies per 100,000 population, 2021: 16
Remuneration of doctors, ratio to average wage, 2021
– General Practitioners
– Self-employed: 3.1
– Specialists
– Self-employed: 4.5
Hospital beds per 1,000 population, 2021: 6.9
Average length of stay in hospital, 2021: 8.5 days
Average number of in-person doctor consultations per person, 2021: 6.5
CT scanners per million population, 2021: 28
CT exams per 1,000 population, 2021: 199
MRI units per million population, 2021: 27
MRI exams per 1,000 population, 2021: 160
PET scanners per million population, 2021: 3
PET exams per 1,000 population, 2021: 5
Proportion of primary care practices using electronic medical records, 2021: 80%
Expenditure on retail pharmaceuticals per capita, USD PPP, 2021
– Prescription medicines: $567
– Over-the-counter medicines: $154
– Total: $721
Expenditure on retail pharmaceuticals by type of financing, 2021:
– Government/compulsory schemes: 70%
– Voluntary health insurance schemes: 1%
– Out-of-pocket spending: 29%
– Other: 0%
Share of the population aged 65 and over, 2021: 19.2%
Share of the population aged 65 and over, 2050: 27.7%
Share of the population aged 80 and over, 2021: 5.6%
Share of the population aged 80 and over, 2050: 11.2%
Adults aged 65 and over rating their own health as good or very good, 2021: 50%
Adults aged 65 and over rating their own health as poor or very poor, by income, 2021
– Lowest quintile: 23%
– Highest quintile: 10%
– Total: 17%
Limitations in daily activities in adults aged 65 and over, 2021
– Severe limitations: 18%
– Some limitations: 31%
Estimated prevalence of dementia per 1,000 population, 2021: 15.6
Estimated prevalence of dementia per 1,000 population, 2040: 22.0
Total long-term care spending as a share of GDP, 2021: 1.6%
Long-term care workers per 100 people aged 65 and over, 2021: 4.1
Share of informal carers among the population aged 50 and over, 2019
– Daily carers: 13%
– Weekly carers: 10%
Share of long-term care workers who work part time or on fixed contracts, 2021
– Part-time: 50.2%
– Fixed-term contract: 5%
Average hourly wages of personal care workers, as a share of economy-wide average wage, 2018
– Residential (facility-based) care: 85%
– Home-based care: 79%
Long-term care beds in institutions and hospitals per 1,000 population aged 65 years and over, 2021
– Institutions: 45.7
– Hospitals: 2.9
Total long-term care spending by provider, 2021
– Nursing home: 55%
– Hospital: 0%
– Home care: 12%
– Households: 33%
– Social providers: 0%
– Other: 0%

Source: OECD (2023), Health at a Glance 2023: OECD Indicators, OECD Publishing, Paris, doi.org/10.1787/7a7afb35-en.

Population, Midyear 2022: 8,939,617
Population Density (Number of Persons per Square Kilometer): 108.33
Life Expectancy at Birth, 2022: 82.41
Infant Mortality Rate, 2022 (per 1,000 live births): 2.50
Under-Five Mortality Rate, 2022 (per 1,000 live births): 3.03
Projected Population, Midyear 2030: 9,054,576
Percentage of Total Population Aged 65 and Older, Midyear 2022: 19.81%
Projected Percentage of Total Population Aged 65 and Older, Midyear 2030: 24.02%
Projected Percentage of Total Population Aged 65 and Older, Midyear 2050: 30.40%

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2023). Data Portal, custom data acquired via website. United Nations: New York. Accessed 12 May 2023.

Current health expenditure (CHE) per capita in US$, 2022: $5,851.96

Source: Global Health Observatory. Current health expenditure (CHE) per capita in US$. Geneva: World Health Organization. Last accessed Jan. 23, 2025.

Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$, 2022: $935.76

Source: Global Health Observatory. Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Geneva: World Health Organization. Last accessed Jan. 23, 2025.

Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%), 2022: 15.99%

Source: Global Health Observatory. Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Geneva: World Health Organization. Last accessed Jan. 23, 2025.

Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%), 2022: 22.53%

Source: Global Health Observatory. Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Geneva: World Health Organization. Last accessed Jan. 23, 2025.

Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$, 2022: $1,318.57

Source: Global Health Observatory. Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$. Geneva: World Health Organization. Last accessed Jan. 23, 2025.

Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%), 2022: 77.47%

Source: Global Health Observatory. Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Geneva: World Health Organization. Last accessed Jan. 23, 2025.

Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (%), 2022: 8.64%

Source: Global Health Observatory. Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (%). Geneva: World Health Organization. Last accessed Jan. 23, 2025.

Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) per capita in US$, 2022: $4,533.40

Source: Global Health Observatory. Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) per capita in US$. Geneva: World Health Organization. Last accessed Jan. 23, 2025.

Total Health Spending, USD PPP Per Capita (2021): $6,693.31

(Note: “Health spending measures the final consumption of health care goods and services (i.e. current health expenditure) including personal health care (curative care, rehabilitative care, long-term care, ancillary services and medical goods) and collective services (prevention and public health services as well as health administration), but excluding spending on investments. Health care is financed through a mix of financing arrangements including government spending and compulsory health insurance (“Government/compulsory”) as well as voluntary health insurance and private funds such as households’ out-of-pocket payments, NGOs and private corporations (“Voluntary”). This indicator is presented as a total and by type of financing (“Government/compulsory”, “Voluntary”, “Out-of-pocket”) and is measured as a share of GDP, as a share of total health spending and in USD per capita (using economy-wide PPPs).”

Source: OECD (2023), Health spending (indicator). doi: 10.1787/8643de7e-en (Accessed on 24 May 2023).

Annual household out-of-pocket payment in current USD per capita, 2021: $1,002

Source: Global Health Expenditure Database. Health expenditure series. Geneva: World Health Organization. Last accessed May 13, 2023.

Population, Total (Millions), 2021: 8.96
Population Growth, Annual (%), 2021: 0.4%
Population Density (People per Square Kilometer of Land Area) 2021: 108.5
Poverty Headcount at National Level Poverty Lines (% of Population), 2021: 14.8%
Gross National Income (GNI), Atlas Method (Current US$) (Billions), 2021: $478.22
GNI Per Capita, Atlas Method (Current US$), 2021: $53,400
Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, 2021: 7.7%
Life Expectancy at Birth, Total (Years), 2021: 81 years
Under-5 Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births), 2021: 3
Urban Population Growth (Annual %), 2021: 0.9%
Gross Domestic Product (Current US$) Billions), 2021: $480.47

Source: World Bank. Country Profile: Austria. World Development Indicators Database. World Bank Group Archives, Washington, DC. Last accessed August 18, 2025.

“The Austrian health system is complex and fragmented (see Figure 2.1): (1) responsibilities are shared between the federal and the Länder level; (2) many responsibilities have been delegated to self-governing bodies (social insurance and professional bodies of health service providers); and (3) health care financing is mixed, with the state (federal and Länder level) and social insurance funds contributing to the budget (see section 3.2).

“The federal level is primarily responsible for regulating social insurance and most areas of health care provision – except hospital care, where the federal level defines only the basics and the Länder are responsible for the specifics of legislation and implementation (see section 2.8). There are 18 SHI [Social Health Insurance] funds, including one for each of the nine Länder, which are joined together in the Main Association of Austrian Social Security Institutions (Hauptverband der österreichischen Sozialversicherungsträger, HVB) (including also the pension and accident insurance funds) (see section 2.3.3). SHI funds collectively negotiate with the professional body of physicians, the Austrian Medical Chamber (Österreichische Ärztekammer) and other health professions about health care provision in the areas of ambulatory (extramural) and rehabilitative care and pharmaceuticals.

“Efforts have been made for several years to achieve more joint planning, governance, and financing, by bringing together the federal and the Länder level and coordinating these with SHI funds. The establishment of state health funds (Landesgesundheitsfonds, LGF) that pool resources for the financing of hospital care at the Länder level in 2005 has contributed to more coordination in the financing of hospital care. More recently in 2013, the introduction of the B-ZK and nine State Target-Based Governance Commissions (Landes-Zielsteuerungskommissionen), bringing together representatives of the three major public financing agents (federal government, state governments and SHI funds), has improved coordination and governance of the health system (see section 6.1.2). In addition, joint planning of health care (see section 2.5) through structural plans for health care is becoming increasingly important and is starting to overcome its traditional focus on (specialized) hospital care by including also ambulatory (extramural) care planning.

“However, despite the establishment of joint governance and planning mechanisms, the constitutional decision-making powers of the various players have remained essentially unchanged. As a result, coordination continues to be a challenge – not only with regard to the provision of inpatient and ambulatory (extramural) care but also with regard to rehabilitation and long-term care (LTC) (see sections 5.7 and 5.8).”

Source: Bachner F, Bobek J, Habimana K, Ladurner J, Lepuschütz L, Ostermann H, Rainer L, Schmidt A E, Zuba M, Quentin W, Winkelmann J. Austria: Health system review. Health Systems in Transition, 2018; 20(3): 1 – 256.

“The Austrian social insurance system has always been administered according to the principle of self-government, with the exception of the period 1939–1947. Self-governance of the social insurance system means that insurance-holders and those who pay contributions (employers), service users and health care providers participate indirectly in the administration of the system. Health care provision is organized through negotiations between the self-governing bodies of SHI funds and providers in all areas of health care provision except hospital care. Self-governing bodies of SHI funds consist of representatives of both employers and employees, and exist at the level of individual SHI funds as well as at the level of the HVB. Self-governing bodies of health service providers are – among others – the medical chambers and the Austrian Chamber of Commerce, as well as representatives of dentists, pharmacists and the voluntary professional associations of other health professionals (e.g. nurses, technical staff).”

“Publicly financed coverage is virtually universal, covering over 99% of the population. A very small part of the population (0.2% in 2011; VVO, 2012) is not publicly covered because, since 2000, some self-employed occupational groups (such as physicians, chemists, architects, lawyers and notaries) have been allowed to opt out of the statutory scheme as long as they purchase substitutive private health insurance instead.

“The publicly financed benefits package is comprehensive and includes basic dental services. The extent of user charges is small. The most common user charge is the Rezeptgebühr (prescription charge), a flat-rate (annually valorized) copayment of €5.55 (2015) for each package of a reimbursable drug. People with low incomes are exempt, as are some other patient groups such as asylum seekers, and an overall cap is generally in effect at 1% of annual income (Rezeptgebührenobergrenze). Civil servants and the self-employed must pay 20% coinsurance for outpatient services (reduced to 10% for self-employed people who enter a prevention programme). Deductibles are applied to some forms of dental care.”

Source: Thomas Czypionka and Clemens Sigl. Austria. In Voluntary health insurance in Europe: Country experience [Internet]. Sagan A, Thomson S, editors. Copenhagen (Denmark): European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies; 2016. Observatory Studies Series, No. 42.

“Because of the broad scope of publicly financed coverage, people mostly purchase VHI for better amenities in hospital (Sonderklasse, special class) or to choose the physician who treats them in hospital or among noncontracted physicians (who are thought to spend more time with their patients and provide better care than contracted physicians). Moreover, there is anecdotal evidence that waiting times for elective surgery, albeit not very long, are shorter for people with VHI.

“Claims data suggest that VHI mainly covers hospital costs (67.3% of total VHI claims in 2014; VVO, 2014). Just under a fifth of the population (19.8%) has a VHI plan covering hospital costs (Table 2.2). VHI is also used to provide cash benefits during hospital stays (7.8% of total VHI claims in 2014) and reimbursement of physician services (7.9%), dental treatments (2.9%), spa treatments (2.9%) and medicines (2.1%) (VVO, 2014).”

“Health status is strongly affected by lifestyle-related health determinants. The estimates of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation reveal that over 28% of the overall burden of disease in Austria in 2015 (measured in terms of disability-adjusted life years) could be attributed to behavioural risk factors, including smoking and alcohol use, as well as diet and low physical activity contributing to high body mass index and other health risks (IHME, 2017). Indeed, with nearly every fourth adult reporting to smoke daily, Austria has the seventh highest smoking prevalence among EU-28 countries. The rate of adults reporting that they smoke every day has remained stable in Austria against an overall declining trend in many European countries. However, the proportion of daily smokers among men has decreased, while smoking prevalence in women increased. Smoking is also prevalent among young people: 23% of 15-year-old girls and 27% of 15-year-old boys reported first smoking at the age of 13 or even younger (2014). Nevertheless, smoking prevalence among young people has decreased considerably: 15.5% of 15-year-old girls and 14.2% of 15-year-old boys reported weekly smoking in 2014 down from 37.1% for girls and 26.1% for boys in 2001/2002 (Currie 2004; Currie et al., 2012; Ramelow et al., 2011; Ramelow et al., 2015).

“Alcohol consumption per capita in Austria in 2014 was the third highest in the EU: adults consumed 12.3 litres of pure alcohol per year on average in Austria (EU average 10 litres per year). Alcohol consumption has decreased since the 1980s but has remained stable since the early 2000s. Binge drinking rates, which involves consuming six or more alcoholic drinks on a single occasion, at least once a month over the past year, among Austrian adults (19%) are slightly below the EU average (20%). Self-reported obesity is slightly below EU-28 average but has increased substantially since 2000. In 2014, 13.4% of women and 16.0% of men reported to be obese. Overweight and obesity have also increased considerably among adolescents. For example, the share of overweight or obese boys increased from 13.9% in 2002 to 17.3% in 2014 (see Table 1.6).

“Austrian adults are among the most physically active in the EU. About half of 18 to 64 year-old adults (women 49%, men 52%) report regular physical activity (i.e. above 150 minutes per week); and 36% of men and 29% of women report muscle-strengthening activities at least twice per week (WHO, 2017a). However, physical inactivity among 15-year olds is relatively high compared to other EU countries.”

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