Health literacy indices
|
Japan
|
Europe
|
---|
GEN-HL
|
Mean
|
25.3
|
33.8
|
SD
|
8.2
|
8.0
|
Categorized index (%)
|
Excellent
|
4.2
|
16.5
|
Sufficient
|
10.4
|
36.0
|
Problematic
|
35.5
|
35.2
|
Inadequate
|
49.9
|
12.4
|
|
Limiteda
|
85.4
|
47.6
|
HC-HL
|
Mean
|
25.7
|
34.7
|
SD
|
8.6
|
8.3
|
Categorized index (%)
|
Excellent
|
2.4
|
19.9
|
Sufficient
|
18.1
|
39.1
|
Problematic
|
30.5
|
28.8
|
Inadequate
|
40.9
|
12.1
|
|
Limiteda
|
71.4
|
40.9
|
DP-HL
|
Mean
|
22.7
|
34.2
|
SD
|
9.2
|
8.8
|
Categorized index (%)
|
Excellent
|
2.0
|
21.3
|
Sufficient
|
10.2
|
35.9
|
Problematic
|
27.6
|
21.9
|
Inadequate
|
60.1
|
13.7
|
|
Limiteda
|
87.7
|
35.6
|
HP-HL
|
Mean
|
25.5
|
32.5
|
SD
|
9.2
|
9.1
|
Categorized index (%)
|
Excellent
|
2.6
|
15.6
|
Sufficient
|
18.3
|
33.5
|
Problematic
|
33.0
|
30.8
|
Inadequate
|
46.1
|
20.1
|
|
Limiteda
|
79.1
|
50.9
|
- a“Problematic” and “inadequate”