Table 1 Demographics and prevalence of multimorbidity

All persons

100.0

(13,166)

1.34 (1.8)

33.4 (32.6–34.2)

Sex

 Male

48.8

(6,423)

1.14 (1.68)

28.8 (27.7–29.9)

 Female

51.2

(6,743)

1.54 (1.97)

37.8 (36.6–38.9)

Age, years

 15–24

1519 (11.5)

0.13 (0.44)

2.4 (1.7–3.2)

 25–44

3574 (27.1)

0.42 (0.92)

9.9 (9.0–10.9)

 45–64

4371 (33.2)

1.47 (1.81)

37.5 (36.1–38.9)

 65–84

3419 (26.0)

2.56 (2.08)

63.9 (62.3–65.5)

 85 + 

283 (2.1)

2.73 (2.14)

64.3 (58.7–69.9)

Educational level

 Primary

3525 (26.8)

2.02 (2.18)

48.2 (46.5–49.8)

 Secondary

7287 (55.3)

1.12 (1.65)

28.7 (27.6–29.7)

 Higher

2354 (17.9)

1.03 (1.57)

25.9 (24.1–27.7)

Income per capita

 1st quintile (lowest)

2715 (20.6)

1.58 (2.08)

37.7 (35.9–39.5)

 2nd quintile

2694 (20.5)

1.44 (1.90)

35.2 (33.3–37.0)

 3rd quintile

2661 (20.2)

1.36 (1.85)

34.4 (32.6–36.2)

 4th quintile

2637 (20.0)

1.20 (1.67)

31.0 (29.3–32.8)

 5th quintile (highest)

2459 (18.7)

1.10 (1.62)

28.2 (26.4–30.0)

Regions

 Belgrade

3055 (23.2)

1.27 (1.85)

31.7 (30.0–33.3)

 Vojvodina

2960 (22.5)

1.50 (1.95)

36.5 (34.7–38.2)

 Šumadija and Western Serbia

4231 (32.1)

1.13 (1.63)

29.3 (27.9–30.6)

 Southern and Eastern Serbia

2920 (22.2)

1.56 (1.97)

38.1 (36.4–39.9)