About Long-term health conditions

A long-term health condition is one which can be treated and managed but usually not cured. Most long-term health conditions are not contagious.

In Ireland, 49% of Irish people over 50 years have at least one long-term health condition. 65% of adults over 65 years have two or more long-term health conditions.

Some examples of long-term health conditions include:

Diabetes
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Heart conditions
Stroke
Asthma
Chronic kidney disease
Vascular (circulatory) disease
Arthritis
Degenerative eye disease (eg diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration)
Fibromyalgia
Parkinson’s disease
Crohn’s disease/ Colitis
Chronic pain
Endometriosis
Epilepsy
Depression
Multiple sclerosis
High blood pressure