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Share of older people with select chronic health conditions U.S. 2013-2014, by gender

Percentage of adults in the U.S. aged 65 years and older with select chronic health conditions in 2013-2014, by gender

The data displays the percentage of U.S. adults aged 65 years and older who had select chronic health conditions in 2013-2014, by gender. As of this time, around 35% of older men had heart disease, compared to 25% of older women.

Heart disease	35	25
Hypertension	55	57
Stroke	8	7
Asthma	8	13
Chronic bronchitis or emphysema	8	9
Cancer	26	21
Diabetes	23	19
Arthritis	43	54

Share of older people with select chronic health conditions U.S. 2013-2014, by gender

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