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Table 5 The health service needs and utilization by age group in urban and rural areas, 2018 (%)

From: Trends in health service needs, utilization, and non-communicable chronic diseases burden of older adults in China: evidence from the 1993 to 2018 National Health Service Survey

Variables

Urban

Rural

60–69 (N = 21,978)

70–79 (N = 11,177)

80 + (N = 4,351)

60–69 (N = 19,516)

70–79 (N = 9,232)

80 + (N = 3,088)

Two-week morbidity rate

52.9

63.5

63.8

51.1

57.8

54.8

Prevalence of NCDs

55.8

67.3

67.5

55.0

62.6

58.2

Two-week medical consultation rate

36.3

48.0

47.5

38.6

43.5

37.7

Hospitalization rate

19.7

27.7

33.1

23.8

30.7

28.3