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Table 2 Percentage of men and women in age groups of 40–59 and 60 + reporting different non-communicable health conditions (15 days recall reference)

From: Multimorbidity, healthcare use and catastrophic health expenditure by households in India: a cross-section analysis of self-reported morbidity from national sample survey data 2017–18

 

Age 40–59

Age 60 & above

 

Men

Women

Men

Women

 

Mean (95% CI)

Mean (95% CI)

Mean (95% CI)

Mean (95% CI)

Cancers

0.08 (0.06–0.10)

0.11 (0.08–0.14)

0.28 (0.22–0.35)

0.20 (0.14–0.26)

Diabetes

2.40 (2.28–2.54)

2.88 (2.75–3.02)

8.70 (8.34–9.06)

8.53 (8.16–8.90)

Mental disorders

0.10 (0.07–0.12)

0.12 (0.09- 0.14)

0.27 (0.20–0.33)

0.11 (0.07–0.16)

Epilepsy

0.03 (0.01–0.04)

0.01 (0.00–0.02)

0.11 (0.07–0.16)

0.08 (0.04–0.11)

Other neurological disorders

0.31 (0.27–0.36)

0.40 (0.35–0.45)

1.74 (1.57–1.90)

1.38 (1.23 -1.53)

Hypertension

1.94 (1.83–2.05)

3.09 (2.95–3.23)

10.22 (9.83–10.61)

11.34 (10.92–11.76)

Cardiovascular disorders

0.76 (0.69–0.83)

0.68 (0.61–0.74)

4.04 (3.78–4.29)

2.74 (2.52–2.95)

Respiratory disorders

0.62 (0.56–0.69)

1.16 (1.07–1.24)

3.26 (3.03–3.49)

2.66 (2.45–2.88)

Musculoskeletal disorders

0.89 (0.82–0.97)

2.25 (2.14–2.37)

4.49 (4.22–4.75)

6.31 (5.99–6.63)

Genitourinary disorders

0.33 (0.28–0.37)

0.44 (0.39–0.49)

1.08 (0.94–1.21)

0.47 (0.38–0.56)

Injury

0.72 (0.65–0.79)

0.38 (0.33–0.43)

0.94 (0.82–1.07)

0.73 (0.62–0.84)

# of observation

59,073

59,636

23,042

21,985

  1. Note: Numbers in parenthesis are confidence intervals at 95% level
  2. Source: Authors’ estimates using SCH 2017–18