Life

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Life Health Expectancy of Baby Boomers

• David Clark
• Information Services Division (ISD)

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Baby Boomers in Scotland Edinburgh

• Demographic trends (births population)
• Life expectancy healthy life expectancy
• Morbidity mortality
• Lifestyle (risk factor) trends indicators for
  future

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Number of live births in Scotland by sex
1946-2003
Post-war baby boom
1960s baby boom
Minor baby boom
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Population of Scotland by 5 year age group and
sex 1911, 1951, 1991, and 2031
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Population of Edinburgh City Council Area by 5
year age group and sex 2001
Males
Females
Age group
-25000
-20000
-15000
-10000
-5000
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
Population in age/sex group
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Life Health Expectancy

• Life Expectancy - the number of years a person
  can expect to live from a given age.
• Healthy Life Expectancy the number of years
  people can expect to live in good health from a
  given age.

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Life Healthy Life Expectancy at age 50 by
Council Area (2001 Census)
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All Conditions Hospital Admissions Deaths in
Edinburgh residents aged 55-59 1984, 1994, 2004
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Malignant Neoplasms Hospital Admissions
Deaths in Edinburgh residents aged 55-59 1984,
1994, 2004
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Ischaemic Heart Disease Hospital Admissions
Deaths in Edinburgh residents aged 55-59 1984,
1994, 2004
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Alcoholic Liver Disease Hospital Admissions
Deaths in Edinburgh residents aged 55-59 1984,
1994, 2004
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Trends in risk factors from 1995,1998 2003
Scottish Health Surveys
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Trends in risk factors from 1995,1998 2003
Scottish Health Surveys
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Boomers Summary

• Births declining and population ageing.
• Life Expectancy increasing but increase in
  Healthy Life Expectancy not keeping pace.
• Cancer on the increase but survival improving.
• Hospital admissions and deaths from other
  conditions declining for baby boomers.
• Obesity a problem for both sexes alcohol
  related problems on the increase for females.