Table 3: Morbidity patterns by age groups in patients by percentage of total problems
Paediatric
0-9
Adolescents
10-19
Young adults
20-44
Adults
45-64
Elderly
65+
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
General
2.2
1.6
2.1
2.4
2.3
Blood
0.3
0.6
0.7
0.4
0.2
Digestive
5.0
7.1
8.9
6.7
4.8
Eye
4.3
4.3
3.5
2.9
2.7
Ear
1.9
2.0
1.6
1.2
0.6
Circulatory
0.4
0.9
8.2
22.4
33.5
Musculoskeletal
2.2
6.3
12.1
10.0
6.9
Neurological
0.6
1.4
2.1
1.8
1.5
Psychological
0.6
0.9
4.0
3.4
2.7
Respiratory
64.8
45.1
28.5
16.5
11.3
Skin
15.4
25.9
13.9
9.7
6.3
Metabolic/Endocrine/Nutritional
0.3
0.8
6.8
16.9
21.2
Urinary
0.6
0.5
1.4
1.4
2.0
Pregnancy
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.0
Female
0.4
1.5
3.8
2.0
0.4
Male
0.8
0.4
0.3
1.1
2.6
Social
0.2
0.7
1.7
1.2
0.9