MORBIDITY AND DEATH RATE OF THE ELDERLY
Abstract:
The morbidity of the elderly is characterised by:
rate, chronicity and specificity (cardio-vascular diseases,
physical infirmities and mental disorders) as well as by
dependency. The causes of multi-morbidity in the old
people are the following: lifestyle characterised by
desires and frustrations, unhealthy lifestyles, insufficient
consumption or a poor offer of services. The dependency
rate is another cause of illness for the senior population.
Poverty represents one of the social determinants of a
precarious health. The mortality scheme based on causes
of death is that of a grown old population suffering from
an important weight of cardio-vascular and neoplazic
diseases.
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