Most common illness

This list shows the most common illnesses for men and women.

Men

  1. Depression
  2. Alcohol use disorders
  3. Hearing loss adult onset
  4. Iron deficiency anaemia
  5. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  6. Falls
  7. Schizophrenia
  8. Road taffic accidents
  9. Manic depression
  10. Osteoarthritis

Women

  1. Depression
  2. Iron deficiency disorders
  3. Hearing loss adult onset
  4. Osteoarthritis
  5. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  6. Schizophrenia
  7. Manic depression
  8. Falls
  9. Alzheimer's and other dementias
  10. Obstructed labour

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