Prevalence of 20 common diseases in Taiwan, by sex, age group and year
Disease | Year | Prevalence (%) | Prevalence of each disease, by age group (%) | ||||||||||||||||
20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50–59 | 60–69 | 70–79 | 80–89 | 90+ | ||||||||||||
Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | ||
Hypertension | 2003 | 10.52 | 10.33 | 0.33 | 0.11 | 1.90 | 0.92 | 7.29 | 5.42 | 17.13 | 17.09 | 27.66 | 31.83 | 39.89 | 44.96 | 41.16 | 45.18 | 29.55 | 28.31 |
2013 | 19.40 | 17.13 | 0.68 | 0.21 | 3.58 | 1.35 | 12.67 | 6.71 | 25.93 | 20.10 | 40.55 | 38.81 | 51.88 | 58.30 | 58.03 | 65.22 | 54.02 | 58.70 | |
Diabetes | 2003 | 4.77 | 4.56 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 1.05 | 0.51 | 3.73 | 2.34 | 9.15 | 7.94 | 13.07 | 14.86 | 14.10 | 18.64 | 11.47 | 13.47 | 5.75 | 5.93 |
2013 | 9.57 | 8.26 | 0.40 | 0.31 | 1.75 | 0.86 | 6.18 | 2.97 | 13.52 | 9.56 | 21.87 | 20.40 | 24.50 | 27.96 | 22.52 | 27.81 | 17.60 | 18.99 | |
Congestive heart failure | 2003 | 3.71 | 3.63 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.54 | 0.24 | 2.12 | 1.51 | 5.48 | 5.25 | 9.58 | 11.16 | 16.27 | 18.28 | 19.34 | 20.51 | 17.10 | 15.14 |
2013 | 5.24 | 4.72 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0.68 | 0.25 | 2.56 | 1.25 | 5.82 | 4.21 | 10.67 | 9.58 | 16.02 | 18.15 | 23.37 | 26.13 | 27.04 | 29.18 | |
Coronary syndrome | 2003 | 3.21 | 2.67 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.33 | 0.17 | 1.51 | 0.89 | 4.47 | 3.55 | 8.81 | 8.70 | 15.53 | 14.07 | 16.88 | 15.30 | 11.76 | 10.86 |
2013 | 5.00 | 3.52 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.44 | 0.13 | 2.14 | 0.78 | 5.49 | 2.99 | 11.24 | 7.71 | 16.41 | 14.36 | 20.94 | 18.55 | 20.42 | 17.65 | |
Cardiac dysrhythmias | 2003 | 1.19 | 1.17 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.64 | 0.73 | 1.39 | 1.54 | 2.90 | 2.88 | 5.40 | 5.06 | 6.85 | 6.51 | 6.57 | 4.53 |
2013 | 2.10 | 1.98 | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.85 | 0.81 | 1.83 | 1.77 | 3.94 | 3.60 | 7.08 | 6.84 | 11.69 | 10.11 | 12.81 | 12.61 | |
Peripheral vascular disease | 2003 | 1.23 | 1.22 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.47 | 0.41 | 1.20 | 1.25 | 3.01 | 3.62 | 7.01 | 7.19 | 8.97 | 8.46 | 5.61 | 4.28 |
2013 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.54 | 0.44 | 1.60 | 1.32 | 3.83 | 4.00 | 8.06 | 9.16 | 11.76 | 10.95 | 11.25 | 8.82 | |
Cerebrovascular disease | 2003 | 2.61 | 2.04 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.34 | 0.18 | 1.07 | 0.67 | 3.18 | 2.36 | 7.05 | 6.19 | 13.01 | 11.11 | 16.29 | 14.31 | 14.09 | 9.96 |
2013 | 4.54 | 3.46 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.47 | 0.29 | 1.47 | 0.80 | 4.05 | 2.50 | 9.15 | 6.61 | 16.65 | 14.28 | 24.45 | 20.67 | 24.81 | 23.09 | |
Chronic pulmonary disease | 2003 | 3.51 | 2.76 | 0.80 | 0.76 | 1.24 | 1.39 | 1.99 | 1.93 | 3.50 | 3.41 | 8.02 | 6.59 | 15.19 | 9.08 | 19.80 | 10.86 | 17.51 | 10.04 |
2013 | 4.00 | 3.14 | 0.71 | 0.76 | 1.16 | 1.34 | 1.75 | 1.85 | 3.09 | 2.96 | 6.52 | 5.10 | 13.26 | 8.62 | 21.96 | 12.60 | 26.98 | 16.58 | |
Renal disease | 2003 | 1.29 | 1.03 | 0.22 | 0.15 | 0.42 | 0.27 | 0.86 | 0.68 | 1.68 | 1.48 | 3.02 | 2.62 | 4.90 | 4.16 | 6.09 | 4.14 | 4.51 | 2.80 |
2013 | 3.26 | 2.22 | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.58 | 0.32 | 1.42 | 0.72 | 3.04 | 1.89 | 6.25 | 4.23 | 11.26 | 8.29 | 15.84 | 11.85 | 16.96 | 11.91 | |
Liver disease | 2003 | 4.61 | 2.66 | 2.12 | 0.76 | 3.95 | 1.36 | 5.64 | 2.56 | 6.38 | 4.78 | 6.70 | 5.83 | 5.59 | 5.28 | 3.90 | 2.96 | 2.19 | 1.32 |
2013 | 6.20 | 3.86 | 1.12 | 0.49 | 4.30 | 1.66 | 7.35 | 3.12 | 8.92 | 5.76 | 9.21 | 7.97 | 8.49 | 7.68 | 6.13 | 5.28 | 4.66 | 3.53 | |
Dementia | 2003 | 0.46 | 0.39 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.07 | 0.21 | 0.13 | 0.32 | 0.23 | 0.75 | 0.70 | 2.14 | 2.35 | 4.82 | 5.28 | 4.24 | 7.49 |
2013 | 1.31 | 1.33 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.26 | 0.14 | 0.41 | 0.20 | 0.63 | 0.41 | 1.31 | 1.23 | 4.52 | 5.20 | 11.70 | 13.79 | 18.81 | 21.89 | |
Other neurological disorders | 2003 | 8.00 | 12.17 | 3.29 | 5.08 | 5.24 | 8.27 | 6.90 | 11.76 | 9.31 | 16.48 | 14.62 | 21.32 | 21.26 | 27.32 | 23.99 | 28.86 | 17.10 | 18.19 |
2013 | 12.02 | 18.05 | 4.74 | 8.19 | 7.79 | 12.59 | 10.02 | 16.25 | 12.66 | 20.81 | 16.84 | 25.58 | 25.34 | 32.12 | 32.25 | 35.37 | 30.73 | 31.26 | |
Digestive disorders | 2003 | 11.62 | 13.32 | 4.92 | 8.46 | 7.63 | 9.35 | 10.53 | 11.79 | 13.78 | 15.96 | 19.84 | 22.04 | 29.87 | 28.54 | 34.65 | 30.32 | 28.04 | 24.69 |
2013 | 14.01 | 17.60 | 5.65 | 10.93 | 8.59 | 13.34 | 11.63 | 15.00 | 15.14 | 18.91 | 20.14 | 23.69 | 28.32 | 29.67 | 37.55 | 33.04 | 41.88 | 34.03 | |
Osteoporosis | 2003 | 0.45 | 1.89 | 0.13 | 0.05 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.26 | 0.70 | 0.41 | 3.48 | 0.91 | 5.87 | 2.07 | 8.14 | 2.75 | 9.14 | 4.10 | 6.26 |
2013 | 0.58 | 1.74 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.45 | 1.02 | 0.76 | 3.31 | 1.98 | 7.93 | 3.72 | 11.43 | 5.25 | 12.21 | |
Arthritis (including rheumatoid arthritis) | 2003 | 12.26 | 12.32 | 4.81 | 3.05 | 7.46 | 5.35 | 11.49 | 10.65 | 16.09 | 19.70 | 22.43 | 28.20 | 30.16 | 33.85 | 29.71 | 30.61 | 22.85 | 17.70 |
2013 | 15.32 | 16.36 | 4.89 | 3.53 | 8.75 | 6.03 | 12.75 | 11.34 | 18.01 | 20.80 | 24.02 | 31.04 | 32.67 | 41.43 | 35.62 | 38.37 | 30.49 | 28.36 | |
Anxiety, dissociative and somatoform disorders | 2003 | 3.36 | 5.10 | 1.11 | 1.42 | 2.05 | 2.86 | 3.26 | 5.01 | 4.47 | 7.99 | 6.27 | 10.36 | 8.18 | 11.91 | 8.46 | 10.44 | 6.43 | 5.60 |
2013 | 4.90 | 7.42 | 1.50 | 1.86 | 2.95 | 3.87 | 4.76 | 6.78 | 5.99 | 9.87 | 7.55 | 12.78 | 9.09 | 14.26 | 9.34 | 12.94 | 7.93 | 8.84 | |
Bipolar disorder | 2003 | 0.55 | 0.79 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.72 | 0.55 | 0.87 | 0.63 | 1.02 | 0.72 | 1.03 | 0.87 | 1.20 | 0.76 | 1.02 | 0.55 | 0.49 |
2013 | 0.84 | 1.29 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.65 | 0.93 | 0.95 | 1.52 | 0.97 | 1.62 | 1.04 | 1.79 | 1.10 | 1.84 | 1.09 | 1.54 | 0.99 | 0.86 | |
Depression | 2003 | 0.80 | 1.10 | 0.66 | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.98 | 0.76 | 1.15 | 0.86 | 1.39 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.32 | 1.71 | 1.44 | 1.77 | 0.82 | 1.32 |
2013 | 1.42 | 2.00 | 0.87 | 0.84 | 1.11 | 1.47 | 1.56 | 2.19 | 1.56 | 2.42 | 1.70 | 2.73 | 1.96 | 2.98 | 2.23 | 2.93 | 2.20 | 2.29 | |
Schizophrenia and psychotic disorders | 2003 | 0.68 | 0.56 | 0.62 | 0.37 | 0.96 | 0.65 | 0.81 | 0.68 | 0.51 | 0.62 | 0.34 | 0.51 | 0.37 | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.61 | 0.41 | 0.58 |
2013 | 0.89 | 0.75 | 0.50 | 0.35 | 0.98 | 0.68 | 1.32 | 0.91 | 1.04 | 0.97 | 0.70 | 0.85 | 0.51 | 0.77 | 0.49 | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.74 | |
Cancer | 2003 | 2.21 | 3.85 | 0.90 | 1.58 | 1.22 | 3.11 | 1.80 | 5.56 | 2.80 | 5.26 | 4.26 | 4.66 | 6.22 | 4.73 | 6.82 | 4.21 | 4.38 | 2.06 |
2013 | 5.06 | 6.49 | 1.02 | 1.67 | 1.82 | 3.95 | 3.41 | 7.73 | 5.76 | 8.57 | 9.09 | 9.29 | 13.37 | 10.02 | 15.81 | 9.49 | 16.21 | 8.99 |