Type of serious or chronic illness Sex Absolute value/percentage Total TOTAL Both sexes persons 7.048 TOTAL Both sexes % persons 100 TOTAL Men persons 5.486 TOTAL Men % persons 100 TOTAL Women persons 1.562 TOTAL Women % persons 100 Diseases of the circulatory system Both sexes persons 1.472 Diseases of the circulatory system Both sexes % persons 20,9 Diseases of the circulatory system Men persons 1.253 Diseases of the circulatory system Men % persons 22,8 Diseases of the circulatory system Women persons 219 Diseases of the circulatory system Women % persons 14 Diseases of the respiratory and the digestive system Both sexes persons 1.430 Diseases of the respiratory and the digestive system Both sexes % persons 20,3 Diseases of the respiratory and the digestive system Men persons 1.073 Diseases of the respiratory and the digestive system Men % persons 19,6 Diseases of the respiratory and the digestive system Women persons 357 Diseases of the respiratory and the digestive system Women % persons 22,8 Endocrine/metabolic diseases and diseases of the sensory organs Both sexes persons 1.229 Endocrine/metabolic diseases and diseases of the sensory organs Both sexes % persons 17,4 Endocrine/metabolic diseases and diseases of the sensory organs Men persons 991 Endocrine/metabolic diseases and diseases of the sensory organs Men % persons 18,1 Endocrine/metabolic diseases and diseases of the sensory organs Women persons 238 Endocrine/metabolic diseases and diseases of the sensory organs Women % persons 15,2 Diseases of the osteo-mioarticular system Both sexes persons 1.183 Diseases of the osteo-mioarticular system Both sexes % persons 16,8 Diseases of the osteo-mioarticular system Men persons 771 Diseases of the osteo-mioarticular system Men % persons 14,1 Diseases of the osteo-mioarticular system Women persons 411 Diseases of the osteo-mioarticular system Women % persons 26,3 Mental disorders Both sexes persons 1.169 Mental disorders Both sexes % persons 16,6 Mental disorders Men persons 821 Mental disorders Men % persons 15 Mental disorders Women persons 348 Mental disorders Women % persons 22,2 Other diseases Both sexes persons 2.175 Other diseases Both sexes % persons 30,9 Other diseases Men persons 1.750 Other diseases Men % persons 31,9 Other diseases Women persons 425 Other diseases Women % persons 27,2