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. 2020 Oct 10;17(20):7387. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17207387

Table 1.

Prevalence of one or more iADLs limitation according to country, gender, and age group. iADLs (Instrumental activities of daily living); CI (confidence interval).

Country Prevalence of 1+ iADLs Limitation (%)
Overall Male Female
Standardised Prevalence Rates (95% CI) Standardised Prevalence Rates (95% CI) Standardised Prevalence Rates (95% CI)
Overall 65–74 75–84 ≥85 Overall 65–74 75–84 ≥85 Overall 65–74 75–84 ≥85
Austria 26.7 (26.2–27.2) 14.7 (14.2–15.2) 32.8 (31.9–33.8) 61.1 (58.9–63.3) 21.9 (21.2–22.5) 11.2 (10.6–11.9) 27.3 (26.1–28.6) 52.4 (49.6–55.3) 30.1 (29.4–30.9) 17.4 (16.6–18.3) 36.7 (35.3–38.2) 66.3 (63.2–69.6)
Germany 21.2 (20.8–21.7) 12.5 (12.0–13.0) 23.7 (22.9–24.6) 51.4 (49.5–53.5) 19.4 (18.8–20.0) 10.9 (10.2–11.5) 20.8 (19.7–21.9) 51.5 (48.7–54.4) 23.2 (22.6–23.9) 14.1 (13.4–14.9) 27.2 (25.9–28.5) 51.4 (48.6–54.3)
Sweden 17.3 (16.9–17.7) 10.5 (10.1–10.9) 20.5 (19.7–21.3) 37.5 (35.8–39.2) 14.2 (13.7–14.8) 7.8 (7.3–8.4) 17.4 (16.4–18.4) 33.0 (30.8–35.3) 20.1 (19.5–20.8) 12.8 (12.1–13.5) 23.6 (22.4–24.8) 41.9 (39.4–44.5)
Spain 19.7 (19.3–20.1) 10.3 (9.8–10.7) 23.8 (23.0–24.6) 48.7 (46.8–50.7) 14.4 (13.9–15.0) 6.7 (6.2–7.2) 18.0 (17.0–19.1) 37.6 (35.2–40.1) 24.6 (23.9–25.3) 13.5 (12.8–14.2) 29.4 (28.1–30.8) 58.5 (55.5–61.5)
Italy 17.2 (16.8–17.6) 8.5 (8.1–8.9) 21.6 (20.8–22.4) 42.5 (40.7–44.3) 10.6 (10.1–11.0) 3.3 (3.0–3.7) 16.0 (15.1–17.0) 26.7 (24.7–28.8) 23.8 (23.2–24.5) 13.0 (12.3–13.7) 27.4 (26.1–28.7) 60.4 (57.4–63.5)
France 23.3 (22.9–23.8) 12.8 (12.4–13.3) 27.7 (26.8–28.6) 56.0 (53.9–58.1) 16.4 (15.9–17.0) 8.6 (8.1–9.2) 21.3 (20.2–22.4) 36.7 (34.4–39.2) 28.0 (27.2–28.7) 16.2 (15.5–17.0) 32.4 (31.0–33.8) 65.8 (62.7–69.1)
Denmark 20.2 (19.8–20.7) 12.4 (11.9–12.9) 23.8 (23.0–24.6) 43.9 (42.1–45.8) 17.2 (16.6–17.8) 9.9 (9.3–10.5) 18.5 (17.5–19.6) 44.2 (41.7–46.9) 23.0 (22.4–23.7) 14.9 (14.2–15.6) 28.3 (27.0–29.6) 43.8 (41.2–46.4)
Greece 29.7 (29.1–30.2) 18.5 (17.9–19.1) 37.8 (36.7–38.8) 55.6 (53.6–57.7) 23.7 (23.0–24.4) 15.2 (14.5–16.0) 25.1 (23.9–26.3) 55.6 (52.7–58.6) 34.8 (34.0–35.7) 21.4 (20.6–22.3) 48.5 (46.8–50.2) 55.7 (52.8–58.7)
Switzerland 16.5 (16.1–16.9) 9.5 (9.1–10.0) 17.7 (17.0–18.4) 42.6 (40.8–44.4) 14.2 (13.7–14.7) 9.9 (9.3–10.6) 11.8 (11.0–12.7) 38.2 (35.8–40.7) 18.5 (17.9–19.1) 9.1 (8.6–9.7) 23.3 (22.1–24.5) 45.2 (42.6–47.9)
Belgium 28.9 (28.4–29.5) 18.9 (18.3–19.5) 33.2 (32.2–34.2) 60.1 (58.0–62.3) 23.9 (23.2–24.5) 15.7 (15.0–16.5) 26.5 (25.3–27.8) 51.0 (48.2–53.8) 33.2 (32.4–34.0) 21.6 (20.8–22.5) 38.6 (37.1–40.1) 68.1 (64.9–71.4)
Israel 29.1 (28.6–29.7) 16.5 (16.0–17.1) 34.3 (33.3–35.3) 68.6 (66.3–70.9) 20.6 (20.0–21.2) 8.0 (7.5–8.6) 26.6 (25.4–27.9) 57.6 (54.6–60.6) 36.5 (35.7–37.4) 23.5 (22.6–24.4) 41.5 (39.9–43.1) 78.4 (74.9–81.9)
Czech Republic 26.0 (25.5–26.5) 15.0 (14.5–15.5) 33.4 (32.4–34.4) 52.9 (50.9–55.0) 20.3 (19.7–20.9) 12.3 (11.6–13.0) 22.9 (21.7–24.1) 47.1 (44.5–49.9) 30.4 (29.6–31.2) 16.9 (16.1–17.7) 41.2 (39.6–42.8) 58.8 (55.9–61.9)
Poland 32.0 (31.5–32.6) 20.0 (19.4–20.7) 42.2 (41.1–43.4) 55.8 (53.7–57.9) 26.0 (25.3–26.8) 18.2 (17.4–19.1) 31.4 (30.0–32.8) 45.0 (42.4–47.7) 36.7 (35.8–37.5) 21.5 (20.6–22.4) 51.2 (49.5–53.0) 62.5 (59.4–65.7)
Luxembourg 19.8 (19.4–20.2) 10.6 (10.1–11.0) 26.9 (26.0–27.8) 40.0 (38.3–41.8) 15.2 (14.6–15.7) 8.3 (7.8–8.9) 19.8 (18.7–20.9) 31.8 (29.6–34.1) 24.7 (24.0–25.4) 12.9 (12.3–13.6) 34.7 (33.3–36.1) 47.8 (45.2–50.6)
Portugal 29.9 (29.3–30.4) 21.0 (20.4–21.6) 34.0 (33.0–35.0) 56.4 (54.3–58.5) 23.2 (22.6–23.9) 16.1 (15.4–16.9) 28.3 (27.0–29.6) 40.0 (37.6–42.6) 35.5 (34.6–36.3) 25.0 (24.1–26.0) 40.4 (38.9–42.0) 66.7 (63.5–69.9)
Slovenia 23.7 (23.2–24.2) 14.1 (13.6–14.7) 27.9 (27.0–28.9) 52.8 (50.8–54.9) 20.5 (19.8–21.1) 11.7 (11.0–12.4) 25.8 (24.6–27.1) 43.5 (40.9–46.1) 25.9 (25.2–26.7) 16.1 (15.4–16.9) 29.4 (28.1–30.7) 58.2 (55.3–61.3)
Estonia 29.0 (28.4–29.5) 19.9 (19.3–20.6) 34.0 (33.0–35.0) 53.6 (51.6–55.7) 24.0 (23.3–24.7) 16.3 (15.5–17.1) 26.9 (25.7–28.2) 48.8 (46.1–51.6) 31.6 (30.8–32.4) 22.1 (21.2–23.0) 37.4 (35.9–38.9) 56.4 (53.5–59.4)
Croatia 21.2 (20.8–21.7) 10.4 (10.0–10.9) 27.5 (26.7–28.5) 50.0 (48.1–52.0) 14.5 (13.9–15.0) 8.8 (8.2–9.4) 14.4 (13.5–15.4) 38.5 (36.1–41.0) 25.8 (25.1–26.6) 11.8 (11.2–12.5) 37.0 (35.5–38.5) 55.6 (52.7–58.6)
TOTAL 23.8 (23.3–24.3) 14.2 (13.7–14.7) 28.7 (27.8–29.7) 51.5 (49.6–53.6) 18.7 (18.1–19.3) 10.9 (10.3–11.6) 21.7 (20.6–22.8) 43.5 (41.0–46.2) 28.0 (27.3–28.8) 16.9 (16.1–17.7) 34.6 (33.2–36.0) 57.6 (54.7–60.7)