Table 2.

Chronic disease status and prevalence rates among the older population in India, 2011-12

Morbidities	Sample (n)	Prevalence Per 1000	Proportion	Standard Error.	95% Confidence Interval
					Lower Limit	Upper Limit
Cataract
No	20,702	944	94.2	0.003	93.6	94.7
Yes	1,223	56	5.8	0.003	5.3	6.4
Tuberculosis
No	21,761	992	99.1	0.001	98.9	99.3
Yes	164	7	0.9	0.001	0.7	1.1
Blood Pressure
No	19,191	875	88.6	0.003	88.0	89.1
Yes	2,734	125	11.4	0.003	10.9	12.0
Heart Morbidity
No	21,253	969	97.2	0.001	97.0	97.5
Yes	672	31	2.8	0.001	2.5	3.0
Diabetes
No	20,334	927	93.4	0.002	92.9	93.7
Yes	1,591	73	6.6	0.002	6.3	7.1
Cancer
No	21,873	998	99.8	0.000	99.7	99.8
Yes	52	2	0.2	0.000	0.2	0.3
Asthma
No	20,968	956	95.3	0.003	94.8	95.8
Yes	957	44	4.7	0.003	4.2	5.2
Leprosy
No	21,892	998	99.8	0.000	99.8	99.9
Yes	33	2	0.2	0.000	0.1	0.2
Epilepsy
No	21,836	996	99.6	0.000	99.5	99.7
Yes	89	4	0.4	0.000	0.3	0.5
Mental Illness
No	21,813	995	99.4	0.001	99.2	99.5
Yes	112	5	0.6	0.001	0.5	0.8
Comorbidity
No Comorbidity	20,325	927	93.1	0.002	92.7	93.6
Comorbidity	1,601	73	6.9	0.002	6.4	7.3