Abbreviations

EU Member State codes

BE

Belgium

BG

Bulgaria

CZ

Czechia

DK

Denmark

DE

Germany

EE

Estonia

IE

Ireland

EL

Greece

ES

Spain

FR

France

HR

Croatia

IT

Italy

CY

Cyprus

LV

Latvia

LT

Lithuania

LU

Luxembourg

HU

Hungary

MT

Malta

NL

Netherlands

AT

Austria

PL

Poland

PT

Portugal

RO

Romania

SI

Slovenia

SK

Slovakia

FI

Finland

SE

Sweden

EU

27 EU Member States (2020)

Other country codes

NO

Norway

UK

United Kingdom

Frequently used abbreviations

ADHD

attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

CEO

chief executive officer

COVID-19

coronavirus disease 2019

ECDC

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

EHIS

European Health Interview Survey

EIGE

European Institute for Gender Equality

EQLS

European Quality of Life Survey

ETUI

European Trade Union Institute

EU

European Union

EU-LFS

European Union Labour Force Survey

EU-OSHA

European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

Eurofound

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

EU-SILC

European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions

EWCS

European Working Conditions Survey

FGM

female genital mutilation

FRA

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

FTE

full-time equivalent

GBD

Global Burden of Disease

HBSC

Health Behaviour in School-aged Children

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

HPV

human papillomavirus

ICN

International Council of Nurses

ICT

information and communications technology

ICPD

International Conference on Population and Development

ILO

International Labour Organization

LGBTQI[1]

lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and other non-dominant sexual orientations and gender identities in society

NCD

non-communicable disease

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

p.p.

percentage point(s)

PPE

personal protective equipment

PPS

purchasing power standard

PTSD

post-traumatic stress disorder

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal

SDH

social determinants of health

SES

Structure of Earnings Survey

SRH

sexual and reproductive health

SRHR[2]

sexual and reproductive health and rights

STD

sexually transmitted disease

STEM

science, technology, engineering and mathematics

STI

sexually transmitted infection

SUD

substance use disorder

UN

United Nations

UNFPA

United Nations Population Fund

WHO

World Health Organization

WHO-5

World Health Organization Five Well-Being Index

WMID

Women and Men in Decision-Making