Hygiena 2007, 52(4):115-117

Can Population Ageing Be Associated with Decreased Morbidity?

Jaroslav Kříž
Státní zdravotní ústav, Praha

Mean life expectancy is increasing in a great part of the world and the population is ageing. In developed countries including the Czech Republic, an increase in years lived in good health and, at the same time, a decrease in years lived in disease have recently been observed. This phenomenon is called morbidity compression and is explained by a variety of positive socio-economic changes resulting in a higher level of health care, disease prevention and health promotion. Pessimistic prognosis of uncontrollable growth in health care costs related to population ageing may turn out not to be fully justified.

Keywords: population ageing, morbidity

Published: December 2007  Show citation

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