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Life satisfaction

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Health2020
Indicator full name: Life satisfaction (average score on a scale 0-10) (number of countries)
Unit: number of countries
Dimensions:
  • Supranational group of countries (COUNTRY_GRP)
  • Life satisfaction score (LIFE_SATISF)
  • Year of measure (YEAR)
Years data is available: 2016
Last updated: 14 August 2019
(Sub)regional averages available for: 
  • Members of the European Union
  • Members of the EU before May 2004 (EU15)
  • Members of the EU after May 2004 (EU13)
  • Commonwealth of Independent States
  • Central Asian Republics Information Network members (CARINFONET)
  • South-eastern Europe Health Network members (SEEHN)
  • Nordic countries
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Indicators for Health 2020
Indicators: 49
Updated: 17 October 2019
http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-policy/health-2020-the-european-policy-for-health-and-well-being

Health 2020 core indicators were agreed by the WHO European Region Member States for monitoring progress towards the Health 2020 targets. Some of these indicators are based on official WHO sources and other are based on non-WHO sources, such as UNESCO and UNDP. Data from WHO sources can be accessed and queried at national level, while data from non-WHO sources is available in aggregated form, for groups of Member States.

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Targets and indicators for Health 2020 version 3:
http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-policy/health-2020-the-european-policy-for-health-and-well-being/publications/2016/targets-and-indicators-for-health-2020.-version-3-2016

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http://www.euro.who.int/en/data-and-evidence/the-european-health-statistics-app

(13) 4.1.a. Life satisfaction, disaggregated by age and sex

Although well-being is a component of the WHO definition of health, to date most health assessments have been based on mortality, morbidity or disability outcomes. Efforts have been made to conceptualize well-being beyond the domain of wealth to include other aspects of life.

Well-being exists in two dimensions: subjective and objective. It comprises an individual’s experience of their life as well as a comparison of life circumstances with social norms and values. Life satisfaction comprises the subjective dimension of well-being.

The Gallup World Poll poses the Cantril Scale question in the following way. “Please imagine a ladder, with steps numbered from 0 at the bottom to 10 at the top. Suppose we say that the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you, and the bottom of the ladder represents the worst possible life for you. On which step of the ladder would you say you personally feel you stand at this time, assuming that the higher the step the better you feel about your life, and the lower the step the worse you feel about it? Which step comes closest to the way you feel?”

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