Table 2.
Prevalence of risk factors for COVID-19 by European region and age group for the total population and stratified by sex
| Age 65 and above | Hypertension | Chronic lung disease | Cardiovascular disease | Cancer | Diabetes | Obesity | At least one prognostic factor | At least two prognostic factors | At least three prognostic factors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All countries | ||||||||||
| Total | 51.0 | 41.4 | 5.6 | 13.8 | 4.5 | 13.3 | 21.4 | 75.3 | 45.9 | 21.2 |
| Men | 47.7 a | 40.8 | 6.1 a | 16.0 a | 4.6 | 14.4 a | 21.5 | 75.6 | 45.6 | 21.0 |
| Women | 53.8 | 41.9 | 5.2 | 12.0 | 4.5 | 12.4 | 21.4 | 75.0 | 45.2 | 21.4 |
| Northern EU | ||||||||||
| Total | 52.5 | 38.1 | 6.0 | 12.5 | 5.6 | 11.1 | 19.5 | 74.3 | 43.3 | 18.9 |
| Men | 50.5 a | 38.6 | 5.6 | 14.5 a | 5.5 | 13.5 a | 19.2 | 74.9 | 44.7 | 19.0 |
| Women | 54.3 | 37.6 | 6.3 | 10.7 | 5.6 | 8.9 | 19.7 | 73.7 | 42.1 | 18.9 |
| Western EU | ||||||||||
| Total | 50.6 | 39.0 | 6.6 | 14.1 | 5.8 | 12.3 | 21.8 | 75.1 | 45.1 | 20.3 |
| Men | 47.4 a | 39.8 | 6.6 | 17.1 a | 5.9 | 14.3 a | 22.7 | 76.2 | 45.9 | 21.1 |
| Women | 53.4 | 38.2 | 6.6 | 11.5 | 5.6 | 10.6 | 21.1 | 74.2 | 44.4 | 19.7 |
| Southern EU | ||||||||||
| Total | 52.8 | 41.6 | 4.9 | 11.8 | 3.3 | 14.6 | 18.9 | 74.2 | 44.3 | 20.2 |
| Men | 50.1 a | 42.8 | 6.5 a | 13.9 a | 3.3 | 15.8 a | 21.8 | 76.1 a | 45.0 | 20.5 |
| Women | 55.1 | 40.6 | 3.5 | 10.1 | 3.4 | 13.7 | 17.3 | 72.7 | 43.7 | 20.0 |
| Eastern EU | ||||||||||
| Total | 49.0 | 47.7 | 4.9 | 16.4 | 3.8 | 14.3 | 29.1 | 77.2 | 50.3 | 24.6 |
| Men | 44.3 a | 42.0 a | 5.1 | 17.2 | 3.7 | 13.5 | 18.2 | 74.1 a | 46.2 a | 22.1 a |
| Women | 52.6 | 52.2 | 4.7 | 15.9 | 3.9 | 14.8 | 27.8 | 79.6 | 53.5 | 26.6 |
| Age 50–59 | ||||||||||
| Total | – | 28.8 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 3.1 | 8.1 | 21.6 | 46.7 | 17.7 | 5.7 |
| Men | – | 32.0 a | 5.3 a | 8.9 a | 2.5 | 9.6 a | 22.8 | 51.5 a | 20.1 a | 7.0 a |
| Women | – | 25.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 20.5 | 42.1 | 15.4 | 4.4 |
| Age 60–69 | ||||||||||
| Total | – | 41.6 | 5.2 | 11.4 | 4.4 | 13.0 | 25.0 | 77.2 | 44.2 | 19.3 |
| Men | – | 42.1 | 5.1 | 14.5 a | 4.0 | 14.9 a | 25.0 | 78.3 a | 46.1 a | 20.5 a |
| Women | – | 41.1 | 5.3 | 8.6 | 4.8 | 11.3 | 25.0 | 76.2 | 42.5 | 18.2 |
| Age 70–79 | ||||||||||
| Total | – | 53.0 | 6.8 | 19.5 | 6.4 | 18.5 | 21.2 | 100 | 71.8 | 36.0 |
| Men | – | 50.3 a | 7.2 | 22.9 a | 7.7 a | 20.6 a | 18.9 a | 100 | 72.9 | 36.9 |
| Women | – | 55.1 | 6.5 | 16.9 | 5.4 | 16.9 | 23.0 | 100 | 70.9 | 35.3 |
| Age 80–89 | ||||||||||
| Total | – | 56.1 | 8.2 | 27.2 | 5.6 | 19.2 | 19.8 | 100 | 77.2 | 40.1 |
| Men | – | 51.8 a | 10.2 a | 30.0 a | 7.7 a | 18.5 | 17.1 a | 100 | 76.8 | 39.2 |
| Women | – | 58.6 | 6.9 | 25.5 | 4.4 | 19.6 | 21.4 | 100 | 77.4 | 40.6 |
| Age 90+ | ||||||||||
| Total | – | 47.4 | 7.5 | 28.5 | 5.7 | 17.3 | 8.7 | 100 | 68.2 | 31.7 |
| Men | – | 41.4 | 10.0 | 27.2 | 5.2 | 17.6 | 5.9 | 100 | 63.4 | 29.1 |
| Women | – | 49.9 | 6.5 | 29.0 | 6.0 | 17.1 | 10.0 | 100 | 70.2 | 32.8 |
a Significant sex difference (p < 0.05)
Northern Europe – Sweden, Denmark, and Finland
Western Europe – Austria, Germany, France, Switzerland, Belgium, and Luxembourg
Southern Europe – Spain, Italy, Greece, Portugal, Malta, and Cyprus
Eastern Europe – Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia, Estonia, Croatia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Latvia, Romania, and Slovakia