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Collegium antropologicum, Vol. 33 No. 2, 2009.

Review article

The Ageing of Croatian Population

Jure Murgić ; Department of Oncology and Nuclear medicine, »Sestre milosrdnice« University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
Tomislav Jukić ; Department of Oncology and Nuclear medicine, »Sestre milosrdnice« University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
Spomenka Tomek-Roksandić ; Center for Gerontology of the Zagreb Public Health Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
Mate Ljubičić ; Croatian National Institute of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia
Zvonko Kusić ; Department of Oncology and Nuclear medicine, »Sestre milosrdnice« University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia

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Abstract

With a share of people older than 65 years of 16.64 per cent in total population, Croatia is considered a very old country regarding it’s population. This percentage is one of the highest in already old Europe. Demographic projections reveal a further increase of share of people older than 65 years in future. There are many causes of this condition. This fact carries negative economic and healt care implications which burden Croatia. Many administrative reforms are necessary to resolve this issue and to avoid economy problems and intergenerational conflicts.

Keywords

ageing; population; Croatia; demography; health care; society; economy

Hrčak ID:

40576

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/40576

Publication date:

1.7.2009.

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