The European Commission initiated the State of Health in the EU cycle in 2016 to support EU Member States in enhancing citizen health and health system performance. The biennial Health at a Glance: Europe report, the cycle’s first output, provides comprehensive data and comparative analyses to identify health and health system strengths and improvement opportunities.

The Country Health Profiles, developed in collaboration with the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, form the cycle’s second step. The next edition, due in 2025, will highlight each EU country’s unique health system characteristics and challenges. For further information, please consult: https://health.ec.europa.eu/state-health-eu_en.