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Socio-Demographic Determinants of Health Status of Elderly with Self-Reported Diagnosed Chronic Medical Conditions in Jamaica (Report)

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Title: Socio-Demographic Determinants of Health Status of Elderly with Self-Reported Diagnosed Chronic Medical Conditions in Jamaica (Report)
Author : Health
Release Date : January 01, 2010
Genre: Health & Fitness,Books,Health, Mind & Body,
Pages : * pages
Size : 257 KB

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1. INTRODUCTION The Caribbean has been identified as the most rapidly ageing region of the world. Between 1960 and 1995, there was a 76.8% increase in the elderly population [1]. Among its regional island states, the average growth rate in the elderly population was approximately 5.3% for the 1995-2000 periods. The elderly as a percentage of total population was 4.3% in 1950 and is estimated to reach about 15% by 2020 [1]. In Jamaica, a similar pattern has been observed with a clear and rapidly rising trend in the elderly as a proportion of the population [2]. By 2025 as much as 1 in 7 persons will be elderly. Moreover, characterizing this pattern of increasing elderly is the differential growth rates within the various sub-age groups over age 60, with the 75 years and above age group expected to double moving from 2.8% currently to 4.0 % in 2025 [3]. Eldemire [4] noted that the elderly in Jamaica represents 10% of the population, and that they were for the most part mentally competent and physically independent. With a calculated life expectancy of 75.5 years [5], the burden on the healthcare system can be expected to increase.