Naslov
Demographic transition - Morbidity and Causes of death of the elderly from 2015 to 2019 in the Republic of Croatia

Autori
Aleksijević, Agneza ; Aleksijević, Marko ;

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
ECONOMICS AND AGING Emerging Issues

Urednik/ci
Barković Bojanić, Ivana ; Erceg, Aleksandar

Izdavač
Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek ; Faculty of Economics in Osijek Library

Grad
Osijek

Godina
2022

Raspon stranica
15-40

ISBN
978-953-253-193-0

Ključne riječi
the elderly, aging, demographic transition, morbidity, causes of death,

Sažetak
The aging of Europe's population is a demographic phenomenon that indicates a decline in fertility and mortality rates and longer life expectancy. The population of the European Union (EU) is declining. EU residents made up 13.5% of the world's population in 1960, 6.9% in 2018, and it is projected that by 2070 that number will drop to 4%, taking into account the decline in the EU's birth rate compared to global trends. This shows us the aging of the population and the impact on age structure and contributes to the inversion of the demographic pyramid. The current demographic situation affects economic, social and health policy. Furthermore, it is impossible to disregard COVID-19 disease that has changed and is changing the demographic structure in the EU and the world and that has completely changed our daily lives. This is especially true of the elderly population, which is a vulnerable group in this epidemic, and many elderly people have died. Since 2019, the most frequently identified diseases and conditions in the elderly in the Republic of Croatia are the circulatory system diseases (with a proportion of 18.80%), musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases (11.95%), respiratory diseases (7.99%) and endocrine disorders, dietary diseases and metabolic diseases (7.27%). In total, 247, 372 hospitalizations of individuals over 65 years of age were recorded (rate of 292.79 / 1, 000). According to the data on deaths of the Central Bureau of Statistics, 43, 108 individuals aged 65 and older died in 2019 (in 2018 that number was 43, 576), and the mortality rate for this age was 51.02 / 1, 000 (in 2018 the rate was 52.34 / 1, 000). By reviewing the available data from 2015- 2019 period, the rankings of the most common diseases remained unchanged. The proportion of hospitalized individuals increased from 226, 491 (in 2015) to 247, 372 (in 2019), and the number of deaths, which is showing a declining trend, ranged from 44, 350 (in 2015) to 43, 108 (in 2019). Aging requires optimization in the segment of health, participation and safety, while in the context of improving life quality it requires optimization in accordance with the needs through active realization of potential during life and participation in society.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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