5 Healthiest Countries in Europe

3. Sweden 

Insider Monkey Score: 3.5

Sweden stands third among the healthiest countries in Europe with a health score of 87.84. Sweden has the second-highest life expectancy in Europe, at 83 years. In 2022, Sweden’s healthcare expenditure was 10.7% of GDP, consistent with other high-income European countries. About 86% of this spending was publicly funded, mainly through regional and municipal taxes, with the national government contributing 2.5% in 2021. The remaining costs, primarily for dental care and pharmaceuticals, were covered out-of-pocket by households.