Elderly Care: A Study on Community Care Services in Sleman, DIY, Indonesia

Table 1

Types of diseases suffered by the elderly in Sleman, 2017.

Types of disease	Amount	Percentage
Primary hypertension	20,438	14.9
Diabetes mellitus	9,472	6.9
Other disorders of muscle tissue	6,725	4.9
Common cold	5,718	4.2
Dyspepsia	4,998	3.6
Pulp disease	4,078	3.0
Headache	2,866	2.1
Heart failure	2,551	1.9
Joint disorders	2,089	1.5
Other acute infections of the upper respiratory tract	2,057	1.5
Cough	1,984	1.4
Stroke	1,744	1.3
Other arthritides	1,382	1.0
Gastritis	1,320	1.0
Acute pharyngitis	1,208	0.9
Other diseases	68,630	50.0
Total	137,260	100

Source: District Health Office, Sleman 2017.