Table 5 Number ( n ) and percentage (%) of the older population age ≥65 in Sweden receiving prescriptions for one to eight chemical substances for mental disorders, during the years 2006, 2007 and 2008

1

89046

(85.3)

31380

(86.5)

57666

(84.6)

90369

(84.7)

32314

(85.8)

58055

(84.1)

91368

(84.4)

32960

(85.6)

58407

(83.7)

2

13191

(12.6)

4175

(11.5)

9015

(13.2)

13871

(13.0)

4550

(12.1)

9320

(13.5)

14308

(13.2)

4695

(12.2)

9613

(13.8)

3

1848

(1.77)

599

(1.65)

1249

(1.83)

2037

(1.91)

662

(1.76)

1375

(1.99)

2160

(1.99)

688

(1.79)

1472

(2.11)

4

295

(0.28)

81

(0.22)

214

(0.31)

328

(0.31)

102

(0.27)

226

(0.33)

387

(0.36)

136

(0.35)

251

(0.36)

5

51

(0.05)

19

(0.05)

32

(0.05)

49

(0.05)

11

(0.03)

38

(0.06)

72

(0.07)

24

(0.06)

48

(0.07)

6

7

(0.01)

3

(0.01)

4

(0.01)

9

(0.01)

4

(0.01)

5

(0.01)

9

(0.01)

6

(0.02)

3

(0.00)

7

2

(0.00)

1

(0.00)

1

(0.00)

2

(0.00)

2

(0.00)

2

(0.00)

2

(0.01)

8

1

(0.00)

1

(0.00)

Total

104441

(100)

36259

(100)

68181

(100)

106665

(100)

37643

(100)

69021

(100)

108306

(100)

38511

(100)

69794

(100)