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<QuickStats> Percentage of Korean people with limitations in activities of daily living, 2007-2017
- Date2019-02-21 19:09
- Update2021-04-15 17:44
- DivisionDivision of Strategic Planning for Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Percentage of Korean people with limitations in activities of daily living, 2007-2017
The percentage of Korean people with limitations in activities of daily living (ADL) decreased to 5.8% in 2017, a reduction of 7.9 percentage point(%p), compared from 13.7% in 2007 (Figure A). As age increases, the higher percentages were observed. Particularly, the 2017 data showed that twenty three out of 100 people among those aged 70 years and over had limitations in ADL (Figure B).
Source: Korea Health Statistics 2017, Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, http://knhanes.kdca.go.kr/
Reported by: Division of Chronic Disease Control, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The percentage of Korean people with limitations in activities of daily living (ADL) decreased to 5.8% in 2017, a reduction of 7.9 percentage point(%p), compared from 13.7% in 2007 (Figure A). As age increases, the higher percentages were observed. Particularly, the 2017 data showed that twenty three out of 100 people among those aged 70 years and over had limitations in ADL (Figure B).
Source: Korea Health Statistics 2017, Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, http://knhanes.kdca.go.kr/
Reported by: Division of Chronic Disease Control, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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