Table 2 Distribution of reported morbidities by age and place of residence among the Elderly Population in India (2017–18)

Reported diagnosis/ symptoms

Younger Old (60–69 years)

Old-Old (70–79 years)

Oldest Old (80 years and above)

Entire older population (60 years and above)

Hypertension

23.24

23.11

24.19

23.31

Diabetes

20.45

19.3

17.95

19.82

Joint or bone disease

10.86

9.29

11.05

10.42

Heart disease^a

7.89

8.74

8.45

8.21

Asthma

4.8

6.81

7.15

5.67

Feversb^b

5.47

5.49

4.29

5.34

Back or body aches

2.81

3.1

2.21

2.83

Pain in abdomen^c

2.99

2.23

3.25

2.8

Weakness in limb muscles and difficulty in movements

1.83

1.42

1.95

1.72

Neurological^d

1.21

2.03

2.34

1.59

Reported diagnosis/ symptoms

Younger Old

(60–69 years)

Old-Old

(70–79 years)

Oldest Old

(80 years and above)

Entire older population

(60 years and above)

Diabetes

30.34

26.96

25.65

28.83

Hypertension

26.16

28.18

27.77

26.93

Heart disease^a

6.84

8.56

9.71

7.66

Joint or bone disease

7.22

7.34

6.6

7.18

Asthma

3.37

4.31

4.48

3.77

Fevers^b

3.28

2.79

1.62

2.95

Back or body aches

2.02

2.01

1.49

1.95

Pain in abdomen^c

1.61

1.52

1.99

1.63

Goitre and other diseases of the thyroid

1.88

1.22

0.62

1.54

Others^e

1.52

1.52

2.12

1.59