Prevalence of multimorbidity among older adults by sociodemographic and health parameters
| No morbidity | One morbidity | Multimorbidity | Total (N) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 49.1 | 28.4 | 22.5 | 14 808 |
| Female | 44.4 | 30.2 | 25.5 | 16 565 |
| Age | ||||
| 60–69 | 49.1 | 28.1 | 22.8 | 18 426 |
| 70+ | 43.2 | 31.1 | 25.8 | 12 947 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Currently married | 47.8 | 28.8 | 23.4 | 19 425 |
| Never married | 54.3 | 29.8 | 16.0 | 225 |
| Divorced/separated/deserted | 44.5 | 30.2 | 25.3 | 11 723 |
| Education | ||||
| No education | 52.8 | 28.8 | 18.4 | 17 808 |
| Below primary | 41.5 | 32.2 | 26.4 | 3602 |
| Primary | 39.7 | 30.1 | 30.2 | 3525 |
| Secondary | 37.1 | 27.9 | 35.0 | 5161 |
| Higher | 32.3 | 33.0 | 34.7 | 1277 |
| Living arrangements | ||||
| Living alone | 44.7 | 31.9 | 23.5 | 1792 |
| With spouse | 47.9 | 28.8 | 23.3 | 19 063 |
| With others | 44.6 | 29.9 | 25.5 | 10 518 |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Rural | 52.6 | 28.2 | 19.1 | 22 233 |
| Urban | 32.0 | 32.0 | 36.0 | 9140 |
| Currently working | ||||
| Yes | 60.1 | 26.3 | 13.6 | 9501 |
| No | 41.2 | 31.5 | 27.3 | 13 105 |
| Wealth index | ||||
| Poorest | 55.1 | 28.3 | 16.7 | 6835 |
| Poorer | 49.9 | 29.8 | 20.3 | 6832 |
| Middle | 47.6 | 29.7 | 22.7 | 6474 |
| Richer | 41.5 | 30.6 | 27.9 | 6053 |
| Richest | 35.9 | 28.2 | 35.9 | 5180 |
| Self-rated health | ||||
| Poor | 29.6 | 30.3 | 40.2 | 4627 |
| Good | 50.0 | 29.0 | 21.0 | 26 164 |
| Tobacco use | ||||
| No | 43.1 | 30.0 | 26.9 | 18 654 |
| Yes | 52.0 | 28.4 | 19.6 | 12 531 |
| Alcohol use | ||||
| Yes | 52.7 | 27.5 | 19.9 | 4553 |
| No | 45.6 | 29.7 | 24.7 | 26 638 |
| ADL disability | ||||
| Severe ADL | 28.3 | 28.9 | 42.8 | 999 |
| Moderate ADL | 37.5 | 30.4 | 32.1 | 6044 |
| No ADL | 49.6 | 29.1 | 21.3 | 24 276 |
| IADL disability | ||||
| Severe IADL | 38.1 | 28.3 | 33.7 | 1858 |
| Moderate IADL | 41.5 | 30.5 | 28.0 | 13 272 |
| No IADL | 51.8 | 28.5 | 19.7 | 16 157 |
| Total | 46.6 | 29.3 | 24.1 | 31 373 |
ADL, activities of daily living; IADL, independent ADL.