S.No. Diseases Total % GENDER POPULATION TYPE AGE (%)
MALE (%) FEMALE (%) RURAL URBAN 15-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 >65
1. LIVER
DISEASE
7 69.6% (8.1) 30.4% (8) 43.2% 50.3% 59
(9.9)
22.7
(5.7)
9.7
(7.1)
5.8
(10)
0.6
(2.2)
1.9
(14.2)
2. RESP 40.2 70.8%
(41)
29.1%
(38.3)
49.9 47.5 49.5
(41.3)
30.3
(37.8)
10.4
(37.9)
4.3
(36.6)
3.2
(55.5)
1.6
(61.9)
3. GIT 22.5 65.8
(21.3)
34.1
(25)
49.2 46.4 51.1
(23.8)
30.3
(21.2)
10.9
(22.2)
3.50
(16.6)
2.5
(24.4)
1.4
(28.5)
4. STDs 3.4 62.1
(3)
37.8
(4.2)
53 45.4 53
(3.8)
28.7
(3)
10.6
(3.3)
4.5
(3.3)
1.5
(2.2)
1.5
(4.7)
5. DERMAL 22.6 71
(23.1)
29
(21.4)
51.5 45.7 50.8
(23.8)
33.6
(23.6)
11.3
(23.2)
1.6
(7.7)
1.3
(13.3)
0.9
(19)
6. EYE/EAR 25.3 64.4
(23.4)
35.5
(29.3)
54.4 43.2 49.2
(25.8)
32.6
(25.6)
10.8
(24.6)
4.1
(22.2)
2.9
(31)
0.2
(4.7)
7. ORAL 17.6 64.4
(25.3)
35.5
(37.1)
49.2 46.2 48.6
(17.7)
32.2
(17.6)
9.2
(14.6)
5.6
(21.1)
2.3
(17.7)
1.4
(23.8)
9. GENERAL 26.8 66.4
(25.6)
33.5
(29.3)
43.9 52.3 36.2
(20.1)
30
(24.9)
15.8
(38.3)
9.4
(53.3)
5.6
(64.4)
2.3
(57.1)
Table 1: Prevalence of various types of diseases in different groups of people in Sikkim.
RESP: Respiratory Diseases; GIT: Gastro-intestinal Tract diseases; STDs: Sexual transmitted Diseases where General Diseases are chronic diseases.