Table 1.

Summary estimates of unmet needs for healthcare among older people, 65 years and older (N = 87 studies)

Unmet need for healthcare	No. of studies	Frequency of unmet needs population	Pooled prevalence (95% CI)
Overall (Type of care not specified)	73	5,494,058	10.0 (9.2–10.9)
By type of care (Only when specified)
Unmet needs for medical care	4	1858	10.4 (7.3–13.9)
Unmet needs for dental care	6	2094	8.8 (5.6–12.7)
Unmet needs for checkup/examination	3	471	7.7 (4.8–11.2)
Unmet needs for prescription/medications	4	507	15.0 (10.5–20.0)

Note: In this summary estimate, numerator was total number of older population who reported unmet needs for healthcare and denominator was total number of older population