Health & Risk Behaviour
Mean age of women at birth of first child (2016)
Data source:
EUROSTAT
Live births (mother's aged 15-19; per 10 000) (2016)
Data source:
EUROSTAT
Live births (mother's aged 15-24; per 10 000) (2016)
Data source:
EUROSTAT
Legally induced abortions (mother's aged 15-24; per 10 000) (2016)
Data source:
EUROSTAT
Body mass index (aged 15-24): Underweight (2014)
Data source:
EUROSTAT
Body mass index (BMI): Distribution of the population according to their body mass index (BMI). BMI is defined as the weight in kilos divided by the square of the height in meters. Underweight: BMI less than 18.5. Normal weight: BMI between 18.5 and less than 25. Obese or overweight: BMI equal or greater than 25.
Body mass index (aged 15-24): Overweight or obese (2014)
Data source:
EUROSTAT
Body mass index (BMI): Distribution of the population according to their body mass index (BMI). BMI is defined as the weight in kilos divided by the square of the height in meters. Underweight: BMI less than 18.5. Normal weight: BMI between 18.5 and less than 25. Obese or overweight: BMI equal or greater than 25.
Crude death rate (per 100 000) by suicide: 15-19 (2010)
Data source:
EUROSTAT
The crude death rate describes mortality in relation to the total population. Expressed in deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, it is calculated as the number of deaths recorded in the population for a given period divided by population in the same period and then multiplied by 100,000.
Crude death rate (per 100 000) by suicide: 20-24 (2010)
Data source:
EUROSTAT
The crude death rate describes mortality in relation to the total population. Expressed in deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, it is calculated as the number of deaths recorded in the population for a given period divided by population in the same period and then multiplied by 100,000.
Cigarette use past 30 days (15-16) (2015)
Data source:
ESPAD
Alcohol use past 30 days (15-16) (2015)
Data source:
ESPAD
Lifetime use of cannabis (15-16) (2015)
Data source:
ESPAD
Lifetime use of illicit drugs other than cannabis (15-16) (2015)
Data source:
ESPAD
Lifetime use of inhalants (15-16) (2015)
Data source:
ESPAD
Money gambling during the last 12 months (15-16) (2015)
Data source:
ESPAD
Internet use: seeking health information (16-24) (2017)
Data source:
EUROSTAT
Self-perceived health (From 16 to 24 years): Very good or good (2017)
Data source:
EUROSTAT
Self-perceived health: the concept is operationalized by a question on how a person perceives his/her health in general using one of the answer categories very good/ good/ fair/ bad/ very bad.
Self-perceived health (From 16 to 24 years): Bad or very bad (2017)
Data source:
EUROSTAT
Self-perceived health: the concept is operationalized by a question on how a person perceives his/her health in general using one of the answer categories very good/ good/ fair/ bad/ very bad.
Self-perceived long-standing limitations in usual activities due to health problem (From 16 to 24 years): Some or severe (2017)
Data source:
EUROSTAT
Activity limitation: the concept is operationalized by using the Global Activity Limitation Indicator (GALI) for observing limitation in activities people usually do because of one or more health problems. The limitation should have lasted for at least the past six months. Three answer categories are possible: ‘severely limited’, ‘limited but not severely’ or ‘not limited at all’.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem (From 16 to 24 years) (2017)
Data source:
EUROSTAT
Chronic morbidity: the concept is operationalized by a question asking if the respondent suffers from any longstanding (of a duration of at least six months) illness or health problem.
Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination (aged 16-24) (2017)
Data source:
EUROSTAT
Self-reported unmet needs: Person’s own assessment of whether he or she needed examination or treatment for a specific type of health care, but didn't have it or didn't seek for it. EU-SILC collects data on two types of health care services: medical care and dental care. Medical care: refers to individual health care services (medical examination or treatment excluding dental care) provided by or under direct supervision of medical doctors or equivalent professions according to national health care systems.
Delayed visit to doctor to save money (delayed or didn`t go at all; aged 18-24) (2016)
Data source:
Eurofound, European Quality of Life Survey 2016
I have felt downhearted and depressed (most or all of the time; aged 18-24) (2016)
Data source:
Eurofound, European Quality of Life Survey 2016
Taking part in sports or physical exercise at least once a week (aged 18-24) (2016)
Data source:
Eurofound, European Quality of Life Survey 2016
There are great or all possibilities for me to receive health care services (age 15-25) (2018)
Data source:
Young people in Baltics: Survey, 2018
There are great or all possibilities for me to engage in physical activities, sports (outside school/university) (age 15-25) (2018)
Data source:
Young people in Baltics: Survey, 2018
There are great or all possibilities for me for daily consumption of healthy food (age 15-25) (2018)
Data source:
Young people in Baltics: Survey, 2018