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EU Digital Health & Wellness

21 verified facts tracked for this market — each with its source, reporting period and evidence tier. Tier 1 = primary institutions (central banks, statistical offices); tier 2 = disclosed industry panels.

MetricValueGeoPeriodTierSource
EU-27 composite eHealth maturity/adoption score, year-over-year growth (Digital Decade eHealth Indicator)4percentage points YoY increaseEU2023-2024 (2025 report, data as of 31 Dec 2024)T1digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu
Administrative-task time among electronic health record users44.1percent of observed timeUKJanuary-July 2024; published 2025T1pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
EU digital health market size and growth projection11EUR billionEU2023 (projection horizon to 2035)T1digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu
Resident doctors' time spent on non-patient-facing tasks73.0percent of observed timeUKJanuary-July 2024; published 2025T1pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Resident-doctor dissatisfaction linked to administrative burden versus low pay62.1 / 51.1% of TACT satisfaction-survey respondentUKJanuary-July 2024; published 2025T1pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Availability and linkability of key national health datasets for secondary use92%percent of ten key national health datasEurope2019-2020T1oecd.org
EU individuals using online health services instead of visiting a hospital or doctor17.86 (2022) / 20.81 (2024)% of individuals aged 16-74 using the inEU272022-2024T1ec.europa.eu
Employed persons in Human health activities (NACE Rev.2 Q86), EU27, annual trend 2008-20252008: 10589.2 / 2025: 13668.0thousand persons employedEU27_20202008-2025T1ec.europa.eu
EU Member States still not aligned with eHealth web accessibility guidelines7EU Member States whose eHealth access seEU2024T1digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu
EU Member States where most of the population can technically access electronic health records online23Member StatesEU2024T1digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu
EU citizens reporting no access to digital health services (2017 European Commission public consultation on transformati60% of respondentsEU2017T1digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu
EU healthcare provider connectivity to national digital health data-exchange infrastructure, by ownership type79% of public healthcare providers connected vs 59% of private healthcare providers, EU-27 + Iceland + Norway, data as of 31 Dec 2024 (Digital Decade 2025 eHealth Indicator Study, published June 2025)EU2024T1digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu
EU population reporting unmet needs for medical care due to cost, distance, or waiting lists2.5% of EU population aged 16+EU2024T1ec.europa.eu
Share of EU individuals (16-74) who searched for health information online in the past 3 monthsone in two EU citizens (55%)% of individuals aged 16-74EU2021T1ec.europa.eu
Share of European healthcare providers reporting current AI use or planned adoption94% of surveyed healthcare providersEU2026T1digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu
Share of doctor consultations delivered remotely across EU countries with available data16percent of all doctor consultations16 EU countries with available data2022T1oecd.org
European digital health average VC deal-size growth8percent YoYEuropeQ1 2026 vs Q1 2025T2galengrowth.com
European digital health VC deal count excluding exits67dealsEuropeQ1 2026T2galengrowth.com
European digital health venture funding deployed in Q1 20261.2USD billionEuropeQ1 2026T2galengrowth.com
Healthcare-provider share of European digital health partnerships24percentEuropeQ1 2026T2galengrowth.com

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