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

Table 2.

Prevalence of difficulty performing each iADL (%) by country. iADL (Instrumental activity of daily living).

Country Prevalence of Difficulty Performing Each iADL (%)
Doing Work Around the House or Garden Leaving the House Independently/Accessing Transportation Shopping for Groceries Doing Personal Laundry Managing Money Preparing A Hot Meal Taking Medications Telephone Calls
Austria 17.5 5.7 8.5 6.3 5.2 5.4 1.9 0.9
Germany 14.1 6.9 6.7 5.1 2.5 3.3 1.6 1.3
Sweden 10.8 4.9 3.7 3.5 2.3 1.9 0.8 0.8
Spain 11.4 8.4 5.3 4.3 3.7 3.8 1.7 1.4
Italy 7.6 7.8 5.1 3.7 2.3 1.9 1.1 0.9
France 17.9 8.3 8.9 3.7 4.1 2.2 1.3 2.2
Denmark 13.4 6.1 6.6 4.0 4.2 4.3 1.8 1.3
Greece 13.8 9.5 6.0 4.5 3.4 2.2 1.1 0.4
Switzerland 9.0 4.3 3.9 4.1 2.2 2.0 1.0 1.1
Belgium 20.8 10.4 7.8 4.4 5.7 4.6 1.3 1.7
Israel 21.1 14.0 15.7 10.5 10.4 10.2 2.7 1.5
Czech Republic 16.8 6.6 7.2 5.0 1.7 3.5 1.3 1.2
Poland 22.9 11.2 13.7 8.3 6.0 4.5 1.5 4.2
Luxembourg 12.9 6.4 5.6 3.6 2.4 3.1 2.0 1.1
Portugal 14.3 10.1 8.9 9.0 5.4 5.1 2.2 2.4
Slovenia 12.3 9.1 7.2 4.5 6.6 3.4 1.8 1.6
Estonia 17.0 11.6 11.3 7.1 8.7 5.2 1.3 2.2
Croatia 12.9 8.2 7.5 4.4 7.5 3.7 2.0 1.0
TOTAL 14.6 8.2 7.3 5.0 4.4 3.7 1.5 1.4