Peru: hospitalizations due to digestive diseases 2017, by gender & age
In 2017, nearly 22 thousand women and almost 14 thousand men between 25 to 49 years old had to be admitted to hospitals across Peru due to diseases of the digestive system. The age group that followed with the majority of the cases were individuals over the age of 50, with nearly 18 thousand women and 16 thousand men hospitalized due to the same health-related issues.