European Health Survey MEDICINE CONSUMPTION Consumption of prescribed medicine in the last 2 weeks, according to sex, country of birth and age group. Population aged 16 years old and over Units: percentage Total Yes No Both sexes Total Total 100.00 52.99 47.01 16 to 24 years old 100.00 28.12 71.88 25 to 64 years old 100.00 46.91 53.09 65 years old and over 100.00 88.94 11.06 Spain Total 100.00 55.54 44.46 16 to 24 years old 100.00 29.13 70.87 25 to 64 years old 100.00 48.73 51.27 65 years old and over 100.00 89.34 10.66 Abroad Total 100.00 37.63 62.37 16 to 24 years old 100.00 24.00 76.00 25 to 64 years old 100.00 37.56 62.44 65 years old and over 100.00 79.40 20.60 Male Total Total 100.00 44.97 55.03 16 to 24 years old 100.00 20.58 79.42 25 to 64 years old 100.00 39.25 60.75 65 years old and over 100.00 85.71 14.29 Spain Total 100.00 47.58 52.42 16 to 24 years old 100.00 22.86 77.14 25 to 64 years old 100.00 41.19 58.81 65 years old and over 100.00 85.97 14.03 Abroad Total 100.00 28.89 71.11 16 to 24 years old 100.00 9.40 90.60 25 to 64 years old 100.00 28.89 71.11 65 years old and over 100.00 80.54 19.46 Female Total Total 100.00 60.70 39.30 16 to 24 years old 100.00 36.01 63.99 25 to 64 years old 100.00 54.70 45.30 65 years old and over 100.00 91.37 8.63 Spain Total 100.00 63.25 36.75 16 to 24 years old 100.00 36.20 63.80 25 to 64 years old 100.00 56.50 43.50 65 years old and over 100.00 91.84 8.16 Abroad Total 100.00 45.71 54.29 16 to 24 years old 100.00 35.36 64.64 25 to 64 years old 100.00 45.82 54.18 65 years old and over 100.00 78.29 21.71 Notes: 1) This includes dietary supplements, vitamins, contraceptive pills and other hormone medicines. The symbol '.' shall be deemed as data which is not collected The symbol '..' shall be deemed as data which cannot be given due to an insufficient sample The symbol '...' shall be deemed as an error of division by zero The data corresponding to cells with fewer than 35 thousand persons must be considered with caution, as they may be affected by a high degree of sampling error. Source: National Statistics Institute