Now Health reveals top twenty IPMI claim diagnoses

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Now Health International has revealed the top twenty diagnoses for its international private medical insurance (IPMI) customers in terms of frequency since the company started trading in 2011.

At the top of the list is Acute Bronchitis followed by sprains and strains and then lower back pain.

The full list is as follows:

1. Acute Bronchitis

2. Sprains and strains

3. Lower back pain

4. Acute Nasopharyngitis (common cold)

5. Diarrhea and Gastroenteritis

6. Fever

7. Cough

8. Urinary infection

9. Conjunctivitis

10. Gastritis

11. Chest pain

12. Rashes

13. Headache

14. Cervicalgia (neck pain)

15. Vitamin D deficiency

16. Influenza

17. Asthma

18. Eczema

19. Abdominal and pelvic pain

20. Dizziness and giddiness

The data was based on analysis of almost 120,000 claims made by its customers.

The top ten claims accounted for 77% of all claims made and the top twenty, 17%.

Claims for list-topping Acute Bronchitis/Bronchiolitis amounted to 16% of all claims spread across the four years.

Although it didn't make the top 20, Now Health has also received 29 claims for dog/other mammal bites over the last four years.

Alison Massey, Marketing and Ecommerce Director at Now Health said: "As an Asian-headquartered business, much of our customer base reside in this part of the world. The region often experiences poor air quality due to pollution and other factors such as haze that comes from crop burning so it seems logical that a respiratory illness should top our list."

 Massey continued, "We were also initially surprised at the number of claims associated with Vitamin D deficiency. However, we have discovered that it is the most common nutritional deficiency worldwide for both adults and children. And with many of our members based in the Middle East who spend much of their time in indoors and out of the blazing hot sun, it's more understandable."

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