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Table 3 ADL disability prevalence (in %) for ages 55-65 by gender and country

From: Disability prevalence in midlife (aged 55–65 years): Cross-Country comparisons of gender differences and time trends

Country

2004/2005 Prevalence

2014/2015 Prevalence

Difference over Time

Men

Women

Difference

Men

Women

Difference

Men

Women

Estimate

SE

Estimate

SE

Estimate

SE

Estimate

SE

Austria

6.1%

1.5%

6.6%

1.3%

0.5%

5.0%

1.3%

4.9%

1.1%

-0.1%

-1.1%

-1.7%

Belgium

7.5%

1.1%

8.1%

1.1%

0.6%

9.0%

1.2%

8.2%

0.9%

-0.8%

1.5%

0.1%

China

.

.

.

.

 

12.1%

0.6%

19.8%

0.7%

7.8%***

  

Croatia

.

.

.

.

 

6.1%

1.2%

7.3%

1.1%

1.2%

  

Czechia

4.0%

1.1%

5.3%

1.2%

1.3%

11.0%

1.9%

5.9%

0.8%

-5.1%*

7.0%**

0.6%

Denmark

6.9%

1.5%

6.8%

1.4%

0.0%

6.1%

1.0%

3.4%

0.7%

-2.7%*

-0.8%

-3.4%*

England

15.3%

0.9%

15.0%

0.8%

-0.4%

10.6%

1.0%

13.8%

1.1%

3.2%*

-4.7%***

-1.1%

Estonia

.

.

.

.

 

9.5%

1.2%

8.4%

0.9%

-1.1%

  

France

6.9%

1.2%

5.6%

1.0%

-1.3%

6.3%

1.0%

8.7%

1.1%

2.4%

-0.6%

3.1%*

Germany

6.3%

1.2%

7.3%

1.2%

1.0%

6.9%

1.1%

6.8%

1.0%

-0.1%

0.6%

-0.5%

Greece

2.6%

0.8%

5.6%

1.2%

3.0%*

2.4%

0.6%

4.2%

0.7%

1.8%

-0.2%

-1.5%

Israel

8.2%

1.9%

10.6%

2.1%

2.3%

4.1%

1.2%

5.3%

1.8%

1.3%

-4.1%

-5.2%

Italy

5.1%

1.2%

5.7%

1.0%

0.6%

4.5%

0.8%

4.2%

0.7%

-0.3%

-0.6%

-1.4%

Korea

2.4%

0.4%

1.5%

0.3%

-0.9%

1.0%

0.3%

0.5%

0.2%

-0.5%

-1.4%**

-1.0%**

Luxembourg

.

.

.

.

 

4.8%

1.2%

8.0%

1.5%

3.2%

  

Mexico

4.8%

0.7%

6.2%

0.6%

1.3%

7.1%

0.9%

12.7%

1.3%

5.6%***

2.3%

6.5%***

Poland

17.1%

1.9%

16.7%

1.7%

-0.4%

10.2%

1.9%

7.9%

1.4%

-2.2%

-6.9%*

-8.7%***

Portugal

.

.

.

.

 

11.6%

5.7%

16.6%

3.8%

5.0%

  

Slovenia

.

.

.

.

 

7.1%

1.0%

6.1%

0.9%

-0.9%

  

Spain

5.9%

1.5%

6.7%

1.2%

0.8%

4.5%

1.4%

5.7%

1.7%

1.1%

-1.4%

-1.0%

Sweden

5.4%

1.0%

5.6%

1.0%

0.2%

4.2%

1.0%

7.3%

1.4%

3.1%

-1.2%

1.7%

Switzerland

3.8%

1.5%

2.4%

1.2%

-1.4%

3.7%

1.0%

3.5%

0.8%

-0.3%

-0.1%

1.1%

USA

9.8%

0.7%

12.9%

0.7%

3.1%**

11.3%

0.7%

12.2%

0.6%

0.9%

1.5%

-0.7%

Mean

6.9%

 

7.5%

 

0.6%

6.9%

 

7.9%

 

1.0%

-0.6%

-0.8%

Range

14.7

 

15.1

 

4.5

11.0

 

19.3

 

12.9

13.9

15.3

Ratio

7.1

 

10.8

  

11.8

 

37.4

    
  1. Notes: [1] Disability prevalence is the percentage of the population having an ADL disability at that time estimated using weights which account for sampling design and potential bias from with response rates.
  2. [2] Disability is indicated by having difficulty with at least one of five activities of daily living (ADL) tasks: bathing, dressing, eating, getting in and out of bed, and using the toilet.
  3. [3] The range is the maximum value for an estimate minus the minimum value for an estimate, while the ratio is the maximum value for an estimate divided by the minimum value for an estimate.
  4. [4] *indicates significance at the 0.05 level, ** indicates significance at the 0.01 level, *** indicates significance at the 0.001 level.