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Observed chronic diseases

are more prevalent with earlier onset

Percentage of persons with chronic diseases in
respective age groups in 2000* and 2017* (1)

80%

70%
% of persons with chronic
60% diseases in respective

age groups in 2017
50%

40% % of persons with chronic
diseases in respective

30% age groups in 2000

20%

10%

0%
35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 ≥ 65

Note.
* Refers to issue date of Thematic Household Survey (THS) instead of data collection date.
(1) Figures in 2000 THS refer to respondents who reported diseases that required long-term follow-up. Figures in Source: Thematic Household Survey 2000 & 2017, 11
2017 THS refer to persons reported chronic health conditions as diagnosed by practitioners of Western medicine. Census and Statistics Department.