Social and epidemiological rates research in older age population of Ukraine

Abstract

A comparative analysis of the morbidity statistics and disease prevalence among the working and older age Ukrainian population is given in the article. The data on the general health level of elderly and senile people in 2008-2012 is presented. It was determined that morbidity of all diseases in the working age population in the period of 2008-2012 exceeds the corresponding rates among the older age population.The evolution of all diseases’ prevalence in the working age population has undulating nature. In older age population a negative trend of increasing prevalence was observed. According to the analysis, a positive trend towards gradual reduction of morbidity in the older age population in general and by its basic structure classes was determined, except for eye diseases and its appendage. Compared to 2008, morbidity rates of the eye and its appendage increased by 0.46%. All diseases’ prevalence in elderly population of the period of 2008-2011, had a steady upward trend, only in 2012 there was a slight decrease. Basic trends of the health improvement of the Ukrainian population for this age contingent are defined in the article.