Aranda Rubio Yanira
F.E.A. del Servicio de Geriatría, Hospital Universitario Central de la Cruz Roja, San José y Santa Adela. Profesora asociada de la Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio. Madrid. España.
Rev Esp Salud Publica. 2024 Sep 3;98:e202409047.
The aging of the world population is now an unquestionable fact. The World Health Organization (WHO) points out in its World Report on Aging and Health published in 2015 two main causes: the increase in life expectancy and the decrease in fertility rates. The United Nations (UN) announced that Spain will become the oldest country in the world in 2050, with 44% of citizens over 60 years of age and the median age of 55.2 years. Whether this event is interpreted optimistically or as a demographic problem will depend on the quality of the years of life gained.
世界人口老龄化如今已是不争的事实。世界卫生组织(WHO)在其2015年发布的《世界老龄化与健康报告》中指出了两个主要原因:预期寿命的增加和生育率的下降。联合国(UN)宣布,到2050年西班牙将成为世界上最老龄化的国家,60岁以上公民占44%,中位年龄为55.2岁。这一情况被视为乐观之事还是人口问题,将取决于所增加寿命年份的质量。