What's Next for Old Europe?

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 509.4 Historical, geographic, persons treatment
• Thông tin xuất bản: Washington, DC, 2015
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 310012
• Chủ đề: 1. CAREGIVERS; 2. RISKS; 3. SOCIAL NORMS; 4. UNITED NATIONS POPULATION DIVISION; 5. WORKFORCE

Tóm tắt

Europe's population is growing older. People are living longer and healthier lives. Wealthier European Union (EU) countries have enjoyed near‐universal access to better health care and seen public health promotion and lifestyle changes that have reduced the morbidity and mortality due to heart disease, an effort known as the "cardiovascular revolution". As a result the EU‐15 countries enjoy an average life expectancy of 81 years. At the same time, EU‐15 countries have also witnessed a drop in fertility since the 1970s, though recently fertility has stabilized or reincreased in a number of countries.