European Health Survey  
State of health
Population aged 12 years old and over. Chronic or long-term problems or illnesses in the last 16 months diagnosed by a doctoraccording to sex and Autonomous Community. Population aged 16 and over. Variation coefficient
Units: percentage

	Asthma	Chronic bronchitis, emphysema	Myocardial infarction	Angina pectoris, heart disease	High blood pressure (hypertension)	Brain haemorrhage, cerebral thrombosis	Osteoporosis	Chronic back pain (neck)	Chronic back pain (lower back)	Diabetes	Allergy	Gastric or duodenal ulcer	Cirrhosis of the liver, liver failure	Cancer	Migraines or frequent headaches	Urinary incontinence	Chronic anxiety	Chronic depression	Other mental problems	Permanent injuries or defects	
	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	
Both sexes	
    Total	3.79	4.23	8.31	4.66	1.81	9.48	3.00	2.10	2.06	3.04	2.56	5.08	9.03	6.72	2.79	3.80	3.28	3.38	6.36	4.46	
    Andaluc¡a	11.00	11.04	19.50	12.49	5.44	29.81	8.92	5.93	6.10	8.02	7.90	14.03	29.64	18.06	8.74	9.65	9.84	9.79	16.54	12.14	
    Arag¢n	20.71	22.89	27.05	20.42	7.08	35.19	10.66	9.37	8.22	13.51	11.32	21.37	..	26.56	14.47	16.68	17.00	18.68	27.20	28.61	
    Asturias (Principado de)	17.08	13.88	42.65	22.55	7.28	48.17	11.05	9.36	8.93	12.70	13.18	18.62	71.63	37.49	12.70	13.91	14.15	13.77	33.80	17.36	
    Balears (Illes)	19.88	21.45	73.50	21.39	10.05	68.29	19.23	13.53	13.04	17.97	15.92	28.80	36.13	26.71	15.87	17.49	20.44	18.86	38.59	19.88	
    Canarias	15.97	22.79	29.34	20.70	6.18	39.01	14.62	9.46	8.56	10.36	9.86	25.70	49.82	40.85	12.31	16.62	11.38	15.92	33.50	20.49	
    Cantabria	20.60	22.42	37.18	22.67	9.05	44.55	18.32	12.05	12.47	17.16	15.12	33.55	34.12	31.46	20.08	22.05	21.05	14.73	32.71	35.17	
    Castilla y Le¢n	14.14	13.99	51.02	18.78	6.76	26.14	11.76	7.10	6.31	10.66	9.66	19.61	30.35	23.48	9.59	14.29	13.41	14.32	24.71	14.54	
    Castilla-La Mancha	12.54	17.69	27.20	16.38	6.98	35.95	9.64	6.57	6.37	13.06	9.19	15.47	25.74	27.75	8.75	10.80	12.71	12.70	22.56	17.45	
    Catalu¤a	11.23	12.10	22.87	15.02	4.84	39.61	8.57	6.17	5.93	8.85	7.14	14.47	29.01	20.17	7.82	14.32	9.79	9.72	18.17	14.77	
    Comunitat Valenciana	13.37	11.77	37.80	19.56	7.03	24.76	9.05	5.98	6.54	10.31	8.38	13.73	25.48	25.25	8.49	15.15	9.95	11.03	17.51	16.68	
    Extremadura	15.21	13.82	36.77	24.13	6.71	55.38	10.17	7.43	5.90	10.45	10.55	21.65	100.00	42.45	7.92	15.41	12.98	13.41	31.29	22.96	
    Galicia	12.78	13.34	39.75	10.75	6.28	26.44	10.27	7.12	7.25	11.23	9.23	20.22	28.95	20.86	10.13	12.92	9.09	8.34	19.09	13.35	
    Madrid (Comunidad de)	10.67	15.68	22.60	16.78	5.33	34.67	9.90	7.04	6.34	9.64	6.62	16.81	31.62	19.54	8.02	12.23	10.93	11.27	21.85	13.02	
    Murcia (Regi¢n de)	14.55	19.31	38.10	23.91	7.51	38.84	12.37	8.77	7.69	11.84	8.55	16.95	23.69	36.55	11.91	13.68	10.92	11.53	21.77	14.23	
    Navarra (Comunidad Foral de)	21.69	21.84	51.78	20.49	8.95	39.36	14.06	12.19	11.40	14.81	15.91	27.10	50.19	31.93	17.58	25.76	17.18	19.48	29.43	28.66	
    Pa¡s Vasco	15.38	21.31	35.87	16.99	7.09	31.21	12.29	10.45	10.39	14.48	10.74	27.71	29.28	20.82	14.24	13.57	17.31	19.67	28.12	15.13	
    Rioja (La)	33.07	19.53	..	25.59	10.67	62.98	13.22	11.62	11.18	16.01	15.66	24.89	34.23	44.60	16.79	18.07	17.32	18.32	32.47	29.72	
    Ceuta (Ciudad Aut¢noma de)	42.08	48.55	70.51	41.69	17.27	77.92	54.54	22.14	23.39	25.48	43.75	69.66	56.55	74.84	57.75	59.88	40.36	62.81	49.71	47.74	
    Melilla (Ciudad Aut¢noma de)	27.32	28.59	51.66	30.09	13.64	100.00	24.32	18.18	17.21	16.70	13.44	71.06	100.00	49.90	35.76	40.12	34.24	45.24	56.90	35.12	
Male	
    Total	6.71	6.02	10.46	6.64	2.79	12.96	9.67	3.93	3.30	4.51	4.16	7.45	12.09	9.68	5.92	6.50	6.51	7.04	9.65	6.08	
    Andaluc¡a	18.31	14.23	23.89	17.43	8.34	42.89	36.10	11.17	9.56	13.71	11.37	19.66	35.25	27.50	17.92	18.43	18.33	17.97	26.23	15.23	
    Arag¢n	40.45	33.23	41.60	33.88	10.97	46.96	35.95	15.93	14.17	17.08	19.83	29.25	..	34.38	29.29	31.60	32.74	36.38	43.32	35.58	
    Asturias (Principado de)	26.20	20.87	62.52	30.90	11.27	64.88	39.25	19.85	16.24	18.16	22.86	25.90	100.00	53.21	33.07	23.66	27.75	29.70	64.37	28.90	
    Balears (Illes)	35.16	30.79	73.50	35.46	15.50	100.00	100.00	26.03	22.28	29.73	29.59	42.40	57.12	41.21	49.30	37.75	34.58	31.75	40.92	25.16	
    Canarias	24.13	33.15	37.49	27.33	10.86	77.88	53.65	16.21	13.28	16.58	16.06	36.90	56.71	82.46	23.15	34.22	23.82	31.67	40.66	28.94	
    Cantabria	32.81	29.95	44.35	31.28	13.23	51.21	73.64	23.89	19.08	20.32	25.37	33.02	54.14	35.82	46.28	44.77	38.39	33.49	53.95	43.83	
    Castilla y Le¢n	25.14	19.67	72.33	25.77	10.26	39.28	32.27	13.19	10.72	16.42	16.52	24.58	44.46	34.69	23.88	19.22	27.75	24.67	44.87	21.34	
    Castilla-La Mancha	20.18	27.94	29.92	30.02	9.43	46.44	25.72	13.81	12.28	18.40	16.10	22.32	38.73	35.86	16.16	17.54	24.06	26.00	35.62	22.56	
    Catalu¤a	23.42	17.85	28.74	17.66	7.84	47.61	28.78	10.58	9.21	11.77	10.88	24.63	44.10	35.49	15.43	21.29	18.77	19.08	26.02	21.21	
    Comunitat Valenciana	22.76	18.30	54.06	32.25	10.56	32.15	21.31	11.86	10.21	15.69	15.38	20.77	35.50	39.51	18.87	32.66	21.48	27.80	28.50	22.10	
    Extremadura	28.96	19.33	42.44	25.65	10.01	72.17	39.14	12.73	10.17	16.69	14.34	35.55	100.00	51.44	16.31	27.79	24.83	24.55	49.74	31.96	
    Galicia	20.39	18.07	54.55	17.71	9.91	38.92	40.83	11.74	10.28	13.77	15.23	25.69	39.06	26.52	17.39	25.11	19.24	20.93	31.33	16.32	
    Madrid (Comunidad de)	23.04	22.54	26.92	23.13	8.09	44.32	31.84	16.18	11.49	13.87	11.58	24.77	45.74	30.80	21.89	22.14	24.12	23.58	29.23	20.82	
    Murcia (Regi¢n de)	25.02	26.98	46.99	36.43	10.95	78.16	50.20	16.19	11.40	16.78	13.92	27.44	28.81	49.31	21.94	34.50	18.48	21.77	42.17	20.43	
    Navarra (Comunidad Foral de)	32.90	33.07	100.00	34.91	14.01	46.07	37.90	27.53	19.89	19.64	24.57	38.87	69.53	74.52	47.84	33.73	34.93	42.94	44.58	45.74	
    Pa¡s Vasco	23.30	26.23	40.33	21.97	10.64	41.35	37.25	19.60	16.48	22.63	16.54	31.53	36.53	26.86	29.06	17.43	24.94	35.60	35.11	18.68	
    Rioja (La)	69.75	30.61	..	46.52	15.26	100.00	70.71	19.30	20.33	23.21	27.48	43.21	45.93	57.58	36.30	27.92	43.93	33.18	53.20	35.82	
    Ceuta (Ciudad Aut¢noma de)	50.88	62.70	..	69.01	19.12	..	100.00	39.05	34.11	36.06	100.00	..	69.22	100.00	100.00	..	100.00	71.08	..	47.83	
    Melilla (Ciudad Aut¢noma de)	40.85	45.77	57.11	45.80	25.51	100.00	73.10	40.38	35.18	33.45	32.75	70.73	..	69.05	69.02	46.51	51.64	..	69.07	40.67	
Female	
    Total	4.68	5.77	13.17	6.07	2.32	13.35	3.12	2.35	2.44	4.00	3.12	6.75	12.70	9.47	3.02	4.54	3.65	3.68	8.18	6.14	
    Andaluc¡a	14.65	18.21	35.72	18.08	6.31	36.49	9.45	6.20	7.23	9.05	10.00	19.65	36.00	24.39	9.06	10.91	10.91	11.18	19.87	16.82	
    Arag¢n	20.74	28.37	38.13	23.64	8.80	52.06	11.58	9.94	9.82	19.79	12.00	28.09	..	42.69	17.41	19.83	21.63	20.82	30.85	43.33	
    Asturias (Principado de)	19.80	23.05	64.80	28.77	9.34	70.71	10.89	10.36	9.57	17.22	14.12	27.67	100.00	52.87	13.15	16.78	17.70	15.21	38.83	22.65	
    Balears (Illes)	24.29	25.76	..	24.35	11.44	100.00	19.79	15.43	13.61	24.07	17.65	31.31	45.86	33.89	16.45	19.98	20.95	20.05	56.90	26.49	
    Canarias	25.64	26.75	49.26	29.22	8.45	35.26	15.20	10.45	9.64	15.47	11.85	31.77	100.00	37.97	12.76	18.91	12.79	15.94	47.85	26.04	
    Cantabria	26.48	34.95	50.31	31.72	13.92	100.00	18.81	13.22	14.49	27.99	20.66	48.14	47.46	59.56	22.53	25.12	20.74	16.05	39.35	47.11	
    Castilla y Le¢n	17.27	18.54	73.85	22.11	8.39	36.73	12.06	8.28	8.69	14.64	10.27	29.22	42.45	32.06	9.94	20.11	14.54	16.69	29.47	20.33	
    Castilla-La Mancha	16.97	23.59	48.88	21.31	8.60	43.13	9.36	8.14	8.14	16.14	11.28	20.25	31.91	39.82	10.59	14.03	13.16	12.77	31.00	24.44	
    Catalu¤a	13.07	16.65	39.21	23.00	6.58	73.08	8.91	7.10	6.77	13.42	9.26	17.88	38.28	25.37	8.35	17.89	11.14	10.07	25.71	19.47	
    Comunitat Valenciana	15.39	14.52	48.85	23.09	9.01	35.19	9.77	7.13	7.78	13.58	10.02	18.95	34.29	34.07	8.92	16.14	10.73	11.39	21.02	21.52	
    Extremadura	16.21	19.87	61.76	45.94	8.97	53.17	10.88	8.31	8.24	14.40	15.03	30.02	..	71.16	10.10	19.20	13.72	14.21	36.73	29.66	
    Galicia	16.55	16.96	54.05	12.35	7.23	38.41	10.58	7.92	8.17	14.01	11.22	28.85	41.82	38.00	12.89	14.25	10.51	9.15	23.07	18.52	
    Madrid (Comunidad de)	12.05	19.42	33.21	20.68	7.67	56.23	9.95	7.64	7.48	13.91	7.74	21.23	45.05	26.59	8.57	14.70	12.51	13.77	27.57	17.66	
    Murcia (Regi¢n de)	17.56	21.10	54.80	27.35	9.83	46.99	12.69	9.81	9.64	17.92	11.42	22.70	35.64	38.16	12.23	13.48	12.51	13.06	26.69	18.96	
    Navarra (Comunidad Foral de)	27.93	33.07	60.52	26.58	11.45	75.28	14.89	13.40	13.77	22.31	16.74	37.19	63.43	36.60	19.60	30.14	20.40	22.09	37.60	38.74	
    Pa¡s Vasco	21.26	38.61	73.72	22.72	8.37	50.29	14.01	11.70	11.75	18.00	14.86	38.12	53.19	33.57	15.55	21.01	19.39	20.57	49.85	24.57	
    Rioja (La)	35.78	25.07	..	29.54	13.28	70.81	13.00	14.23	12.99	21.28	18.22	24.98	55.42	52.19	17.66	21.00	18.61	18.65	41.15	39.78	
    Ceuta (Ciudad Aut¢noma de)	59.59	84.97	70.51	57.58	25.75	77.92	58.52	22.68	27.12	26.41	50.62	69.66	69.01	100.00	69.08	59.88	42.44	91.29	49.71	61.26	
    Melilla (Ciudad Aut¢noma de)	37.06	44.53	100.00	36.52	18.33	..	27.42	22.26	17.86	23.88	17.36	100.00	100.00	79.52	41.31	49.77	53.72	45.24	100.00	86.22	
Notes:
1) The symbol '...' shall be deemed as an 'Not applicable'
Source: National Statistics Institute