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Geographical Distribution of Elderly People in Croatia
I. Heim
S. Vuletić
M. Hromadko
H. Maver
Sažetak
The authors outlined the geographical distribution of individuals displaying longevity
in the Republic of Croatia. Elderly people, aged 80 years and older, have been the
subject of this study and were viewed in several aspects including the number of elderly
people and age-specific mortality rate by districts. Data for the years 1981 and 1991
were reviewed. In 1981 there were 73,052 (1.6%) persons aged 80 or older. Ten years
later in 1991 their number had increased to 107,256, which was 2.2% of the whole population.
Most of the elderly people live on the islands, in the district of Dubrovnik and in
Lika, which is in the continental part of Croatia. There are more women than men
among those aged 80 years and older. Age-specific mortality rate in 1981 in Croatia was
170 and in 1991 151 per 1,000 elderly people. In women the rate was 162 in 1981 and
141 in 1991, per 1,000 elderly people. The death rate was higher in men; in 1981 it was
201 and in 1991, 172 per 1,000 elderly people. We can see that the specific mortality rate
had fallen in 1991 compared to 1981. The age specific mortality rate varies from district
to district. In 1991 the lowest, 110 per 1,000, was in Lika, and the highest in the districts
of Vara`din (182 per 1,000), Bjelovar (178 per 1,000) and Zagorje (175 per 1,000). The
death rate was higher amongst elderly men (172.31 per 1,000) than elderly women
(141.65 per 1,000). The smallest number of those aged 80 years and older with a high
death rate is found in Slavonia. The opposite – a high number of elderly people and a
low specific mortality rate – can be seen in the district of Lika. On the islands the number
of elderly people is high, especially women, and surprisingly, the specific mortality
rate is relatively high as well.
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28320
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Datum izdavanja:
18.6.2001.
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