The number of individuals with constipation treated in Spain in 2022 amounted to around 54 per thousand patients. This figure was highest among infants and children aged 0 to 14 years, with over 108 cases per thousand patients. Those aged 65 years or more followed, with a prevalence rate of about 87 individuals affected for every thousand people treated. Constipation refers to infrequent bowel movements, generally characterized by less than three per week.
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Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality . (March 28, 2024). Prevalence rate of constipation among treated patients in Spain in 2022, by age group (per 1,000 patients) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/775316/prevalence-rate-of-constipation-in-spain-by-age-group/
Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality . "Prevalence rate of constipation among treated patients in Spain in 2022, by age group (per 1,000 patients)." Chart. March 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/775316/prevalence-rate-of-constipation-in-spain-by-age-group/
Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality . (2024). Prevalence rate of constipation among treated patients in Spain in 2022, by age group (per 1,000 patients). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/775316/prevalence-rate-of-constipation-in-spain-by-age-group/
Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality . "Prevalence Rate of Constipation among Treated Patients in Spain in 2022, by Age Group (per 1,000 Patients)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/775316/prevalence-rate-of-constipation-in-spain-by-age-group/
Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality , Prevalence rate of constipation among treated patients in Spain in 2022, by age group (per 1,000 patients) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/775316/prevalence-rate-of-constipation-in-spain-by-age-group/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Prevalence rate of constipation among treated patients in Spain in 2022, by age group (per 1,000 patients) [Graph], Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality , March 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/775316/prevalence-rate-of-constipation-in-spain-by-age-group/