English: "The number of diagnosed conditions per individual increases with age, with contrasting trajectories in females and males (figure 1; appendix pp 14–15, 96). 132 506 (47·8%) of 277 158 boys aged 1–9 years had been diagnosed with at least two conditions compared with 106 982 (40·3%) of 265 179 girls in the same age group. Among individuals aged 10 years and older, more women and girls than men and boys had two or more conditions (1 361 232 [80·5%] of 1 690 521 vs 1 161 308 [70·8%] of 1 639 593; figure 1). Among individuals aged 80 years and older, 111 157 (99%) of 112 673 women and 63 039 (98%) of 64 234 men had been diagnosed with at least two conditions during their lifetime. 2 097 536 (78·7%) of 2 666 234 White individuals had been recorded as having two or more conditions compared with 59 339 (60·1%) of 98 815 Black and 93 617 (60·2%) of 155 435 south Asian individuals (table). Higher recorded multimorbidity levels were observed in White individuals than in Black or south Asian individuals in each stratified subgroup by age and sex"