Progression of multiple long-term conditions (multimorbidity) in England: a population-based descriptive study of 49·6 million adults

01 May 20264 min read0 viewsJournal Feed

GIST (Key Takeaways)

In this whole-population study of adults in England, eight long-term conditions (ie, depression, hypertension, cancer, diabetes, asthma, osteoarthritis, coronary heart disease, and cerebrovascular disease) account for the majority of the first conditions people acquire.
The presence of existing conditions is associated with higher MLTC progression rate.
Socioeconomic deprivation is strongly associated with progression, apart from in the Black ethnic group in which progression is high across all intersectional ethnicity and deprivation subgroups, highlighting the importance of intersectional approaches in public health policy and research.

Clinical Editorial

The Lancet Public Health published a clinical update in Infectious Disease on 01 May 2026. The item focuses on Progression of multiple long-term conditions (multimorbidity) in England: a population-based descriptive study of 49·6 million adults. Open the detail page to review the full original feed content.