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EU Countries – HEALTH OVERVIEW
Demographic and Socio-Economic Trends
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
Total population (2007): 497,481,657
Female percentage of population (2007): 51.20%
Age distribution (2007):
| Ages 0-14 | 15.8% |
| Ages 15-24 | 12.6% |
| Ages 25-49 | 36.3% |
| Ages 50-64 | 18.3% |
| Ages 65-79 | 12.6% |
| Age 80 and older | 4.5% |
Percentage of population over ages 0-14 (2004) :
- Female: 15.45%
- Male: 17.08%
Percentage of population over age 65 (2004):
- Female: 18.92%
- Male: 13.79%
BASIC HEALTH
Life expectancy from birth (2004):
- 80.9 years female
- 74.6 years male
Caesarean sections per 1000 live births (2005): 243.28
Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births(2005): no data
Percentage using contraception: no data
EMPLOYMENT
Employment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 58.3%
- Male: 72.5%
Female employment rate:
- 2007: 51.4%
- 1997: 58.3%
Unemployment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 7.8%
- Male: 6.6%
Average gross annual earnings of full-time employees in an enterprise with ten or more employees (2005):
- Female: 26,585.4
- Male: 34,418.1
LIFESTYLE
Percentage of population completed at least upper secondary education (2007): 70.8%
Marriage rate (2005): 4.9 per 1000 people
Divorce rate (2005): 2.0 per 1000 people
Health Issues
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Death rate from stroke ages 0-64:
- – Female: 17,911
- – Male: 30,070
CANCER
Cancer death rate per 100,000 (2004):
- – Female: 136.2
- – Male: 241.1
Cervical cancer rate per 100,000 (2003):
- – Incidence: 9.19
- – Death: 3.73
Breast cancer rate per 100,000 (2004):
- – Incidence: no data
- – Death: 25.14
Women under 65 deaths from cancer (2005):
- – Stomach: 5081
- – Colorectal: 11947
- – Lung: 21532
Age-standardized incidence rates of colorectal cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 35.6
- Male: 59.0
Age-standardized incidence rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 21.7
- Male: 71.8
Age-standardized mortality rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 15.67
- Male: 70.92
LIFESTYLE DISORDERS
Percentage binge drinking at least once a week: no data
Total alcohol consumption litres per capita(2003): 9.1
Number of cigarettes per person per year (2000): 1673.55
Percentage non-smokers (2003): no data
Percentage daily smokers (2003): no data
Percentage overweight: no data
Percentage obese: no data
Low Energy Expenditure: no data
MOBILITY DISORDERS
In progress
MENTAL HEALTH
In progress
SEXUAL HEALTH
In progress
CHRONIC DISABLING DISORDERS
In progress
HEALTHCARE
In progress
This resource has been compiled from a range of information to assist researchers by having a facility with as much basic information in regard to health information in Europe and the individual member countries.
This reseource has been assembled from information and data gathered from: Eurostat, WHO Europe Office and other sources.
– Research completed by Kristin Semancik