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Malta has lowest number of people reporting long-standing limitation of activities in EU

Xinhua, December 3, 2016 Adjust font size:

A report issued on Friday by Eurostat indicated that Malta is the EU member state that had the lowest proportion of people reporting long-standing limitations of their activities due to health problems in 2015.

Long-standing limitation of activities occurs when people feel limited in performing everyday activities, such as studying at school, occupational activities, housekeeping, or participating in leisure activities for a period of six months or longer.

A total of 25.3 percent of people aged 16 or over in the EU reported long-standing limitations due to health problems in 2015. Malta, with 9.7 percent, reported the lowest proportions. The highest figure was reported in Latvia, with 38.4 percent.

The report further stated that in 2015, women were more likely to report long-standing limitations than men. The EU average for men was 23 percent whilst that for women was 27.5 percent.

The report also indicated that the limitation appeared to be linked to income. In every EU member state except Greece, the share of those reporting some or severe limitations was much higher in the two lowest income groups and decreased progressively as income increased. Endit