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E-Health Methods and Applications 2 e-Health Methods and Applications Lecture 1 – What is e-Health? Ageing Report 2015: Economic and budgetary projections for the 28 EU Member States (2013-2060), released on 12 May 2015, published every three years (next one: 2018). Demography: fertility rate Italy has 1.4 children per family and an expectance in 2060 of 1.6. Demography: Life expectance at birth 3 e-Health Methods and Applications Demography: Net migration flows Demography: age shift Dramatic changes in the population age structure over the coming 50 years in the EU: Demography: old-age dependency ratio: 4 e-Health Methods and Applications The demographic old-age dependency ratio: people aged 65 or above relative to those aged 15-64 (working age population) is projected to increase from 27.8% to 50.1% in the EU as a whole over the projection period. In not many years, our society will see an incredible increase in upper ranges and this is reflected by old age dependency ratio. It is a ratio of population aged 65 on working population: resources users VS resources producers. Demography: age shift consequences: Living longer than ever before is a great achievement for EU countries. However, policies must adapt so that all people (young and old alike) will benefit from this. More people living longer and fewer persons in working age in the EU. Dramatic changes in the population structure over the coming 50 years à changes in working behaviour. Now we have 4 people on average working for one retired, in the future we will have 2 people working for one retired. There is the need to change how we think about working behaviour: in 2060, in order to maintain the ratio we will have to work until 74 years old (not 65 anymore). A key challenge is to change public perception of…