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Das Alter ist weiblich

Demographie der weiblichen Bevölkerung

Old age is female

Demography of the female population

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In allen industrialisierten Ländern leben Frauen länger als Männer und machen daher einen Großteil der alten Bevölkerung aus. Die Ursachen dafür liegen in biologischen und sozialen Faktoren, in Deutschland auch in der jüngeren Vergangenheit. Niedrige Kinderzahlen und steigende Lebenserwartung führen zur Alterung der deutschen Bevölkerung mit einer starken Zunahme der Alten und Hochaltrigen. Die zukünftigen Alten werden gesünder, besser ausgebildet und zu einem höheren Anteil verheiratet sein, sie werden mehr Kinder haben. Die Zahl der Pflegedürftigen wird ansteigen, Bevölkerungsgruppen mit hohem Risiko, auf institutionelle Pflege angewiesen zu sein, werden am wenigsten stark wachsen.

Abstract

Women live longer than men in all industrialized countries and, therefore, constitute the majority of the elderly population. The causes of this are partly rooted in the history of the last century and in social and biological factors. Low fertility and increasing life expectancy lead to population ageing with a substantial increase of the old and very old. The elderly of tomorrow, however, will be healthier, more often married, more highly educated, will have more children and will be less likely to be childless. Generally, the number of people in need of care will increase; however, population groups with a high risk of institutional care will grow the least.

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Doblhammer, G. Das Alter ist weiblich. Gynäkologe 39, 346–353 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00129-006-1825-2

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