Prevalence of multiple chronic diseases among COVID-19 cases in Italy 2021, by age
In 2020 and 2021, the share of individuals affected by two or more chronic diseases among people who were infected by COVID-19 in Italy was 24.9 percent. This statistic zooms into the elderly segments of the population and shows the prevalence of multiple chronic diseases among people who caught COVID-19, comparing this data to the prevalence of such diseases among people who were never infected by coronavirus. According to the data, the prevalence of two or more chronic diseases was higher among people affected by COVID-19 across all elderly age groups.