PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a user to know their health status more simply.SOLUTION: A health degree notification device includes image capture means for capturing an image taken by an imaging part, face detection means for detecting a person face from the taken image, face state recognition means for recognizing state of the person face on the basis of a face area in the image where the person face is detected, determination means for determining health status of the person on the basis of state of the recognized face, and notification means for notifying the determined health status.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】より簡便に健康状態を知ることを可能とする。【解決手段】実施形態の健康度報知装置は、撮像部が撮像した画像を取り込む画像取込手段と、撮像した画像から人物の顔を検出する顔検出手段と、人物の顔が検出された画像の中の顔の領域をもとに、人物の顔の状態を認識する顔状態認識手段と、認識された顔の状態をもとに人物の健康状態を判別する判別手段と、判別された健康状態を報知する報知手段とを備える。【選択図】図1