Table 5.
Top most common reasons for last inpatient overnight hospital stay in previous 3 years, last outpatient service in previous year by countrya, adults aged 50+, SAGE Wave 1
| China | Ghana | India | Mexico | Russian Fed | South Africa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inpatient stays | |||||
| Problems with heart (14.0%) | Generalized pain (16.9%) | Acute conditions (17.2%) | Surgery (17.6%) | Problems with heart (20.0%) | Communicable diseases (13.1%) |
| Surgery (10.1%) | Surgery (13.9%) | Surgery (13.2%) | Problems with heart (12.8%) | High blood pressure (17.4%) | Injury (13.1%) |
| High blood pressure (6.4%) | Communicable diseases (11.7%) | Problems with heart (5.6%) | Cancer (11.1%) | Surgery (14.0%) | High blood pressure (7.4%) |
| Injury (6.2%) | Acute conditions (11.0%) | Injury (6.6%) | Diabetes (10.5%) | Pain in joints (7.9%) | Stroke (7.4%) |
| Generalized pain (5.2%) | High blood pressure (6.5%) | Communicable diseases (5.5%) | Occupational (5.1%) | Problems with breathing (5.0%) | Generalized pain (7.0%) |
| Outpatient service | |||||
| Acute conditions (33.1%) | Generalized pain (23.0%) | Acute conditions (41.5%) | High blood pressure (17.2%) | High blood pressure (24.9%) | High blood pressure (38.8%) |
| High blood pressure (12.8%) | Communicable diseases (13.6%) | Pain in joints (10.2%) | Acute conditions (14.0%) | Pain in joints (12.7%) | Pain in joints (13.1%) |
| Pain in joints (9.2%) | Pain in joints (12.6%) | Generalized pain (9.6%) | Diabetes (13.7%) | Problems with heart (12.6%) | Diabetes (10.3%) |
| Generalized pain (5.3%) | Acute conditions (12.5%) | High blood pressure (6.7%) | Nutritional (9.9%) | Problems with mouth (11.2%) | Acute conditions (9.6%) |
| Problems with heart (4.9%) | High blood pressure (11.1%) | Problems with breathing (3.4%) | Pain in joints (5.7%) | Acute conditions (7.6%) | Problems with heart (3.5%) |
Denominators include only respondents who self-reported getting health care the last time it was needed. Main reasons expressed as % of all responses to these questions within each country.
a
Individual country age survey weights applied. Russian Fed=Russian Federation.