An in depth study on patients admitted to hospital and later deceased with the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection revealed that the majority of cases showed one or more comorbidities. As the chart shows, hypertension was the most common pre-existing health condition, detected in 68 percent of female patients and 64.3 percent of male patients who died after contracting the virus. Type 2-diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and atrial fibrillation were also among the most common comorbidities in COVID-19 patients who lost their lives.
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Most common comorbidities observed in coronavirus (COVID-19) deceased patients in Italy as of January 10, 2022, by gender
Characteristic
Women
Men
Hypertension
68%
64.3%
Type 2-Diabetes
27.3%
30.4%
Ischemic heart disease
23.7%
31.3%
Atrial fibrillation
26.3%
24.2%
Dementia
32%
17.8%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
14.2%
19.7%
Heart failure
17.8%
14.2%
Active cancer in the last 5 years
14.3%
17.4%
Obesity
11.4%
11.8%
Stroke
12.2%
10.6%
Autoimmune diseases
6.5%
3.5%
Chronic liver disease
4.2%
5.6%
Dialysis
1.9%
2.6%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of deceased COVID-19 patients64.3%64.3%30.4%30.4%31.3%31.3%24.2%24.2%17.8%17.8%19.7%19.7%14.2%14.2%17.4%17.4%11.8%11.8%10.6%10.6%3.5%3.5%5.6%5.6%2.6%2.6%0.3%0.3%68%68%27.3%27.3%23.7%23.7%26.3%26.3%32%32%14.2%14.2%17.8%17.8%14.3%14.3%11.4%11.4%12.2%12.2%6.5%6.5%4.2%4.2%1.9%1.9%0.1%0.1%WomenMenHypertensionType 2-DiabetesIschemic heart diseaseAtrial fibrillationDementiaChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)Heart failureActive cancer in the last 5 yearsObesityStrokeAutoimmune diseasesChronic liver diseaseDialysisHIV infection
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Istituto Superiore di Sanità. (January 25, 2022). Most common comorbidities observed in coronavirus (COVID-19) deceased patients in Italy as of January 10, 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120053/common-comorbidities-in-covid-19-deceased-patients-in-italy-by-gender/
Istituto Superiore di Sanità. "Most common comorbidities observed in coronavirus (COVID-19) deceased patients in Italy as of January 10, 2022, by gender." Chart. January 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120053/common-comorbidities-in-covid-19-deceased-patients-in-italy-by-gender/
Istituto Superiore di Sanità. (2022). Most common comorbidities observed in coronavirus (COVID-19) deceased patients in Italy as of January 10, 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120053/common-comorbidities-in-covid-19-deceased-patients-in-italy-by-gender/
Istituto Superiore di Sanità. "Most Common Comorbidities Observed in Coronavirus (Covid-19) Deceased Patients in Italy as of January 10, 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120053/common-comorbidities-in-covid-19-deceased-patients-in-italy-by-gender/
Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Most common comorbidities observed in coronavirus (COVID-19) deceased patients in Italy as of January 10, 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120053/common-comorbidities-in-covid-19-deceased-patients-in-italy-by-gender/ (last visited February 19, 2025)
Most common comorbidities observed in coronavirus (COVID-19) deceased patients in Italy as of January 10, 2022, by gender [Graph], Istituto Superiore di Sanità, January 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120053/common-comorbidities-in-covid-19-deceased-patients-in-italy-by-gender/
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