Demographic variation in self-rated physical health across 22 countries: findings from the Global Flourishing Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Relatively few studies have examined how self-rated physical health (SRH) varies across: (a) countries around the world and (b) demographic characteristics in diverse nations and cultures.

Methods

The current study addresses these issues by providing a cross-national random effects meta-analysis of SRH using data from the Global Flourishing Study (GFS), an international survey of 202,898 individuals from 22 geographically, economically, and culturally diverse countries collected in 2022-2023.

Results

On a scale of 0-10 (0 = poor and 10 = excellent), the mean SRH ranged from 5.97 in Japan to 8.29 in Indonesia. Three of the four largest SRH means were found in developing, non-Western countries (Indonesia, Nigeria, and Kenya), while the five lowest were in eco

SUBMITTER: Bradshaw M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12042321 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature