Serbia 4th “oldest” country in world

Serbia is number four on the list of countries with the highest percentage of citizens over the age of 65. The average Serbian citizen is 41.3 years old, according to a conference called “Serbian Ageing—the Challenge of the 21st Century”. Serbia 4th “oldest” country in world The average male in Serbia lives to the age of 71, while the average woman lives to 76. SANU Vice-President Ljubisa Rakic said that there was almost the same number of young and elderly people living in Serbia, with 19.7 percent of youngsters and 17.24 percent older than 65. Rakic said that by 2025, the number of elderly people in the world would increase by 11 percent and that 23 percent of the world’s population would be made up of the elderly. Expert Vladeta Jerotic said that getting old was usually accompanied by depression, recurring or for the first time, adding that this depression was always followed by fear and guilt, adding that depression in the elderly often led to suicide. Jerotic cited a study by Marionela Obrenovic, presented at the Sixth Gerontology Congress in 2002 on sexual activity and ageing, that showed that 86 percent of the elderly were still sexually active. “The need for affection and warmth stays, and if men stay mentally healthy, their sexual interest remains for longer,” he said. According to projections from the Statistical Office, in 2017 in Serbia, there will be 1.8 million elderly people in Serbia, making up 25.9 percent of the population. According to those estimates, in 2032, Serbia will have 6.85 million people, 27.2 of whom will be older than 65, and 20.7 under the age of 19. The conference on ageing was organized by the Association for Gerontology and Geriatrics in Serbia, the Geriatric Section of the Serbian Medical Society, the Clinical-Hospital Center Zvezdara and SANU, with support from the Health Ministry.

Serbia 4th “oldest” country in world

The average male in Serbia lives to the age of 71, while the average woman lives to 76.

SANU Vice-President Ljubiša Rakić said that there was almost the same number of young and elderly people living in Serbia, with 19.7 percent of youngsters and 17.24 percent older than 65.

Rakić said that by 2025, the number of elderly people in the world would increase by 11 percent and that 23 percent of the world’s population would be made up of the elderly.

Expert Vladeta Jerotić said that getting old was usually accompanied by depression, recurring or for the first time, adding that this depression was always followed by fear and guilt, adding that depression in the elderly often led to suicide.

Jerotić cited a study by Marionela Obrenović, presented at the Sixth Gerontology Congress in 2002 on sexual activity and ageing, that showed that 86 percent of the elderly were still sexually active.

“The need for affection and warmth stays, and if men stay mentally healthy, their sexual interest remains for longer,” he said.

According to projections from the Statistical Office, in 2017 in Serbia, there will be 1.8 million elderly people in Serbia, making up 25.9 percent of the population. According to those estimates, in 2032, Serbia will have 6.85 million people, 27.2 of whom will be older than 65, and 20.7 under the age of 19.

The conference on ageing was organized by the Association for Gerontology and Geriatrics in Serbia, the Geriatric Section of the Serbian Medical Society, the Clinical-Hospital Center Zvezdara and SANU, with support from the Health Ministry.