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1. Main trends in the health conditions of young people

2. Main concepts

Main trends in the health conditions of young people

Overall, health conditions of young people in Luxembourg are good. The youth report 2020 reveals that the majority of young people have a positive perception of health. However, differences are identified based on socio-demographic characteristics. For instance, boys and young men rate their health better than girls and young women; adolescents with a low social status rate their health somewhat worse than average.

The Youth Report 2025 further monitors and differentiates these findings, showing that about a quarter of young people exhibit low affective and cognitive well-being, psychosomatic complaints have increased—particularly among young women—and only around one-third rate their health as very good, with socioeconomic status remaining a strong influencing factor. 

HBSC 2022 confirms these trends, highlighting that girls report lower life satisfaction, more psychosomatic symptoms, higher anxiety, greater loneliness, and lower self-efficacy than boys, with well-being generally declining with age and being worse among adolescents from lower-income families or non-traditional households.

Main concepts

There are no country-specific concepts related to health and well-being.