2001年至2010年香港百岁老人的死亡趋势。

Trend of centenarian deaths in Hong Kong between 2001 and 2010.

作者信息

Yu Ruby, Tam Wilson, Woo Jean

机构信息

Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

出版信息

Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2017 Jun;17(6):931-936. doi: 10.1111/ggi.12812. Epub 2016 Jul 5.

DOI:10.1111/ggi.12812

PMID:28639726

Abstract

AIM

To examine the trends in the leading causes of deaths in centenarians in Hong Kong.

METHODS

Descriptive analyses of vital statistics data on mortality in Hong Kong from 2001 to 2010 were carried out.

RESULTS

The number of centenarians' deaths increased by 136% in 10 years, from less than 28 men and 166 women in 2001 to 80 men and 378 women in 2010. During the study period, the top leading cause of death was pneumonia, accounting for 33.8% of all deaths. In contrast, the other leading causes accounted for much smaller percentages; for example, the second and third leading causes were chronic ischemic heart disease and unspecified dementia, and account for 4.3% and 4.2% of the total, respectively. This cause-of-death pattern has remained fairly stable between 2001 and 2010. A total of 985 (30.8%) deaths occurred in January to March. The correlation between the average monthly temperature and the number of deaths was -0.720 (P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONS

The number of deaths continues to increase in Hong Kong. These trends have major implications for healthcare in an aging population. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2017; 17: 931-936.

摘要

目的

研究香港百岁老人的主要死因趋势。

方法

对2001年至2010年香港死亡率的人口动态统计数据进行描述性分析。

结果

百岁老人的死亡人数在10年间增加了136%，从2001年的不到28名男性和166名女性增加到2010年的80名男性和378名女性。在研究期间，首要死因是肺炎，占所有死亡人数的33.8%。相比之下，其他主要死因所占比例要小得多；例如，第二和第三主要死因分别是慢性缺血性心脏病和未特指的痴呆症，分别占总数的4.3%和4.2%。这种死因模式在2001年至2010年间一直相当稳定。共有985例（30.8%）死亡发生在1月至3月。月平均气温与死亡人数之间的相关性为-0.720（P<0.01）。