Table 2.
Multimorbidity in England and Wales 2018/19.
| Mean | 95% Confidence Interval | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of chronic health conditions | 0.98 | 0.96 | 1.01 |
| … By type of condition: | |||
| Physical conditions | 0.85 | 0.83 | 0.87 |
| Mental conditions | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.14 |
| No multimorbidity (0 or 1 conditions) | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.76 |
| Multimorbidity (> 1 condition) | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.25 |
| … By physical/mental conditions mix | |||
| Only physical conditions | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 |
| Only mental conditions | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Mixed | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| Multimorbidity by type of conditions1 | |||
| No chronic conditions | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| One type of conditions | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.30 |
| Two types of conditions | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.14 |
| Three or more types of conditions | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 |
| Number of observations | 24,520 | ||
Population estimates for England and Wales. Standard errors adjusted for clustering and stratification.
1The nine types of conditions are: respiratory, cancers, arthritis, obesity related, cardiovascular, other mental health conditions, psychiatric conditions, autoimmunity, and other chronic health condition.
Source: Understanding Society (2020), Wave 10, linked with ONSPD (Nov 2020) and various indicators of neighbourhood disadvantage in 2019 at the 2011 LSOA level.