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Health-related Determinants of Demographic Ageing in the European Union

Mihaela Simionescu

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Abstract

The main goal of this research is to identify some health-related determinants of demographic ageing in European Union (EU-28) countries over 2004-2019. Some panel data models are built for explaining overall ageing index and the ageing index by gender. In EU-28, the life expectancy growth and self-perceived health were determinants for overall ageing index over 2004-2019. There are differences between older people by gender. A good and very good self-perceived health for women ensured a higher ageing index while for males the increase in life expectancy is a determinant of demographic ageing. The active ageing is a concern of the policy makers that developed and implemented suitable strategies to ensure a high active ageing index. Some clusters are constructed according to ageing indexes values and some recommendations are made for certain countries in the clusters.

Keywords: ageing index, active ageing, self-perceived health, life expectancy

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