Fifteen percent of people across the EU suffer from moderate to severe concentration and memory issues. Eurostat found a correlation between such symptoms and poor living standards.
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00:00Concentration and memory issues tend to be higher among people at risk of poverty.
00:11Eurostat research found nearly 15% of people in the EU
00:16struggle with moderate to severe concentration and memory issues.
00:22In Europe as a whole, the highest rates overall were all found in Nordic nations,
00:28nearly 34% in Norway and Finland and almost 27% in Denmark.
00:35If we take into account only the 65-plus age range, the overall EU rate doubles to 30%.
00:44Croatia has the highest rate with 53%, followed by Romania and Estonia at 45%.
00:53On the other end of the spectrum, there's Malta, nearly 15%
00:58Ireland, just over 16% and Hungary with 20%.
01:04Researchers found these symptoms are more present among people at risk of poverty.
01:11In Croatia, for example, the rate of people suffering from concentration and memory issues
01:17is almost 24% higher among people in difficult financial conditions,
01:23the highest disparity in the EU, followed by Estonia, Latvia and Sweden.