Author/Editor		Šelb, J
Title		Zdravstveno stanje prebivalcev Slovenije, starih nad 65 let, ocenjeno s podatki zdravstvene statistike
Translated title		Health status of the population in Slovenia aged 65 years of age and over, estimated on the basis of data from medical statistics
Type		članek
Source		In: Pentek M, editor. Zdravo staranje. 1. nacionalna konferenca o promociji zdravja v Sloveniji; 1995 mar 29-30; Ljubljana. Ljubljana: Gerontološko društvo Slovenije,
Publication year		1995
Volume		str. 22-31
Language		slo
Abstract		Aging should occur as a consequence of a combination of the effects of those hereditary substances - the genes, which will be manifested only when an organism survives for a longer period of time than it would normally survive in a more primitive environment, where it could at any time become a victim of violent death (1). In countries where the inhabitants live to more than 70 and 80 years, the most common causes of morbidity and mortality are diseases known as chronically degenerative diseases. In this article we attempt to analyse the health status of the inhabitants of Slovenia older then 65 years using data collected by standard medical statistics regarding hospitalisation and mortality of the population. Through an analysis of the causes of hospitalisations and deaths we established that the most common causes of death and hospitalisation of the inhabitants older then 65 years are the same in Slovenia as in other developed countries. In our country, as in rest of the developed world, cardiovascular diseases and ischemic heart disease, cerebral-vascular diseases, various diseases of the myocardium and pericardium are prevalent in the elderly group. Cancer is the second most common cause of mortality, which, for males, results primarily from cancer of the digestive system and respiratory system and for females, of the digestion system, skeletal system, connective tissue, and breasts. The third leading cause of mortality results from diseases of the respiratory system, including pneumonia, influenza, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The fourth category encompasses injuries and poisoning including accidental falls, suicides, and traffic accidents. In the time period from 1988 to 1993 the number of hospitalisations among males and females aged 65 years and older increased. From 1984 until 1994 the mortality rate of males and females older than 65 years decreased.(trunc.)
Descriptors		HEALTH STATUS HOSPITALIZATION MORTALITY MORBIDITY AGED