* Weighted bases: n (2008)=1,750, n (2009)=2,606, n (2010)=1,791, n (2011)=1,981, n (2012)=1,786, n (2013)=1,837, n (2014)=1,665, n (2015)=1,420, n(2016)=1,561, n(2017)=1,609, n(2018)= 1,979. Long-term conditions are defined as a physical or mental health condition or illness lasting, or expected to last 12 months or more. A long-term condition was defined as limiting if the respondent reported that it limited their activities in any way.
No surveys were conducted in 2019 and 2020.
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Share of children with long-term conditions in Scotland 2008-2021, by gender
This statistic displays the proportion of children who have a long-term condition, limiting or non-limiting in Scotland from 2008 to 2021, by gender. In the year 2021, 24 percent of boys and 19 percent of girls had a long-term health condition.
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Scottish Government. (November 30, 2022). Proportion of children with long-term conditions in Scotland from 2008 to 2021, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/374270/children-with-long-term-conditions-by-gender-in-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Proportion of children with long-term conditions in Scotland from 2008 to 2021, by gender." Chart. November 30, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/374270/children-with-long-term-conditions-by-gender-in-scotland/
Scottish Government. (2022). Proportion of children with long-term conditions in Scotland from 2008 to 2021, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/374270/children-with-long-term-conditions-by-gender-in-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Proportion of Children with Long-term Conditions in Scotland from 2008 to 2021, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 30 Nov 2022, /statistics/374270/children-with-long-term-conditions-by-gender-in-scotland/
Scottish Government, Proportion of children with long-term conditions in Scotland from 2008 to 2021, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/374270/children-with-long-term-conditions-by-gender-in-scotland/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Proportion of children with long-term conditions in Scotland from 2008 to 2021, by gender [Graph], Scottish Government, November 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/374270/children-with-long-term-conditions-by-gender-in-scotland/