Since 2011, Vietnam has begun the process of population aging and is one of the countries with the fastest population aging rate in the world .
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| Doctor examines eyes of elderly people at Hoa Xuan Tay Ward Health Station (Dong Hoa Town). Photo: MANH LE TRAM |
Rapid population aging
In 2024, the number of elderly people aged 60 and over will be 14.2 million, an increase of 2.8 million compared to 2019 and an increase of 4.7 million compared to 2014. It is forecasted that by 2030, the number of people aged 60 and over will be approximately 18 million. This number is higher than the previous forecast (17.2 million people). Mr. Le Thanh Dung, Director of the Department of Population ( Ministry of Health ), said that by 2038, which means only 13 years from now, one in every five Vietnamese people will be over 60 years old.
The Ministry of Health assesses that Vietnam is in a period of rapid aging, due to the high life expectancy and low birth rate. active, the life expectancy of Vietnamese people is constantly increasing, increasing to 74.5 in 2023 - nearly 1 year higher than the average of the previous 4 years; in 2024 it continues to increase to 74.6 years. Meanwhile, the birth rate of Vietnamese people is decreasing. According to the results of the mid-term population and housing census in 2024, Vietnam's total fertility rate is 1.91 children/woman, continuing to decrease compared to the record low in 2023 (1.96). This is the lowest fertility rate observed to date. The total fertility rate of urban areas is 1.67 children/woman, lower than that of rural areas (2.08 children/woman). A total of 32 provinces and cities have a fertility rate lower than the replacement level (below 2.1 children/woman); There are 25 provinces and cities with fertility rates fluctuating around the replacement level and 6 localities with fertility rates higher than the replacement level (higher than 2.5 children/woman).
Phu Yen is also in the period of population aging (in 2023: the proportion of people over 60 years old is 14.2%, over 65 years old is 9.8%). The Department of Health recommends that functional sectors and localities carry out propaganda and education work well, organizing propaganda, education and health care activities for the elderly.
For Phu Yen province, it is currently in the period of population aging (in 2023: the proportion of people over 60 years old is 14.2%, over 65 years old is 9.8%). The Department of Health recommends that functional sectors and localities carry out propaganda and education work well, organizing propaganda, education and health care activities for the elderly.
According to data from Tay Hoa District Medical Center, the whole district has 20,121 people aged 60 and over (accounting for 14.43% of the population), which shows that Tay Hoa is in the aging population stage, the need for health care for the elderly is extremely large.
Hoa Xuan Tay Ward (Dong Hoa Town) has 1,000 elderly people. The health sector disseminates knowledge about physical exercise, health improvement and disease prevention. General practitioner Nguyen Thi Loc, Head of Hoa Xuan Tay Ward Health Station, said: The health station periodically examines the health of the elderly to establish health records, thereby instructing the elderly on disease prevention, treatment and self-care skills, especially common diseases so that the elderly know how to prevent diseases.
Son Hoa district has 6,552 people aged 60 and over (accounting for 10.04% of the population). Regarding elderly care, the whole district has more than 8,672 elderly people admitted for examination and treatment of diseases. In addition, the District Health Center has organized communication, consultation, and dissemination of knowledge and health care skills for 350 elderly people.
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| Newborn baby. Photo: INTERNET |
Health care for the elderly
In addition to recommendations to improve policies for effective use of labor supply, especially older workers, in the long term, it is necessary to study solutions to increase the retirement age. According to the General Statistics Office, it is necessary to expand the social insurance system in the direction of promoting the implementation of a multi-layered, multi-pillar social insurance system. This is to increase the comprehensive coverage of the system, contribute to improving the living standards of beneficiaries, and reduce the burden on the state budget.
Along with that, the health care system and the quality of long-term health care services for the elderly need to be taken into account. formation, it is necessary to focus on a strategy to fully prepare financially and healthily for old age from afar, early on; mobilize the young population group who are economically active to participate in social insurance to prepare for old age more fully. That will help this group have a pension, not have to rush to earn money and be more satisfied with life, according to the General Statistics Office.
Professor Nguyen Dinh Cu, former Director of the Institute of Population and Social Issues of the National Economics University, shared that if you start worrying about old age at the age of 36, it is a bit late. Because if young people do not have the awareness to take care of their health, smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol from the age of 16, 18, then by the age of 36, they will have maintained bad habits for 20 years, which will certainly affect their health and increase the risk of disease.
Mr. Huynh Le Xuan Bich, Deputy Director of the Department of Health, said: The Department of Health has developed a plan to adapt to population aging and promote health care for the elderly. structured, the Department requires health centers of districts, towns and cities to coordinate with local functional agencies to carry out propaganda and education work well so that people are aware of population aging. Relevant agencies promote and mobilize, creating a movement for people in general and the elderly in particular to regularly exercise, have a healthy lifestyle, a reasonable diet, improve self-care skills and disease prevention for the elderly.
Source: https://baophuyen.vn/xa-hoi/202504/sinh-it-day-toc-do-gia-hoa-dan-so-them-nhanh-ddf08ee/
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