Palestinian Family Survey 2010 Final Report - Palestinian Central ...

PCBS: Palestinian Family Survey, 2010IV.Public HealthPopulation with chronic diseasesThe Palestinian Family Survey 2010 collected additional information on chronic diseases which is a country specificaddition to provide comparable data from previous surveys. The data shows that the percentage of population withchronic diseases has increased compared to 2000 and 2006. The percentage of individuals aged 18 years and over withat least one chronic disease and receiving treatment is about 18 percent in 2010 compared to 12 percent in 2006, andis higher among females than males; about 20 percent and 16 percent respectively.Figure PH.1: Population aged 18 years and above with chronic diseasePercentage of Population Aged 18 Years and Above With a Chronic Disease by Sex, State of Palestine 2000, 2006 and2010Table PH.1 shows the percentages of individuals with chronic diseases. The results indicate that the highest percentageis for individuals with hypertension eight percent; six percent among males and 10 percent among females in 2010. Thesecond highest percentage is for individuals with diabetes about six percent of the population affected; five percentamong males and seven percent among females. The percentage of population with chronic diseases is higher in theWest Bank population than the population in Gaza Strip. (Table PH6).19