1. WORKSHOP AGIR HELSINKI JUNE 12-13, 2003 RESULTS FOR BELGIUM: WP1 – WP2 J. MESTDAGH – M. LAMBRECHT Federal Planning Bureau Economic Analysis & Forecasts

2. WP 1 Biodemographic aspects of ageing Paper presented in The Hague, 14-15/2/2003: -Population: evolution, structure by age and by gender -Fertility: number of births, birth rate -Mortality, probabilities of death, survivors -Longevity : LE, modal + median life duration, life endurance record age

3. WP 1 Biodemographic aspects of ageing (2) -Life courses : age to leave school, marriage, children, retirement and widowhood -Morbidity: health and disability (vision and hearing problems, mental health, mobility) -Healthy and disability free life expectancy

4. WP1 – Results Belgium Additional information gathered since AGIR meeting in The Hague, February 14-15 -Number of births by gender 1950 - 2050 -Age at first job

5. Fertility Number of births by gender, 1948 – 2000  Decrease in the number of births (150.000 in 1948 and 114.800 in 2000)  More boys than girls

6. Fertility (2) Number of births by gender, 2000 – 2050  Varies between 115.000 and 108.000 babies

7. Age at first job Average age at first job, 1990 – 2000, men and women (irrespective whether still doing this job or not)  Increase in age at first job from 20 in 1990 to 24 in 2000 (note: age at which people leave school increased from 19.9 to 21.5 in the same period)

8. WP2 – Use of health care and nursing by the elderly Paper presented at The Hague, 14-15/2/2003 -Demand for (use of) health care a)Hospital admissions b)Length of hospital stay c) Contacts with doctor (average number) -Demand for (use of) long term care at home and in institutions

9. WP2 – Use of health care and nursing by the elderly -Supply of ‘formal’ health care: doctors, nurses, hospital beds… -Supply of ‘informal’ health care: a) Household composition b) Labour market developments: participation rates, PT employment, working hours…

10. WP2 – Results Belgium Additional information gathered since AGIR meeting in The Hague, February 14-15 -Hospital admissions -Length of hospital stay -Contacts with a doctor (% of population) -Household composition by age group and gender

11. Hospital admissions Average number of admissions, 2000, by age and gender  Highest at age 0, then decrease, to increase again with age  Women are less frequently admitted except at age 15-34

12. Hospital admissions (2) Average number of admissions – 1991 – 2000, by gender / age  Increase between 1991-’00 for younger and older age groups  Decrease between 1991-’00 between age 1 and 45

13. Length of hospital stay Average length of hospital stay by age group and gender, 2000  Positive relation with age : increases as people get older  Higher for women than for men, especially in oldest age group

14. Length of hospital stay (2) Average length of hospital stay by age group / gender, 1991-00  Decrease between 1991-2000, men/women, all age groups

15. Volume of hospital stay Volume of hospital stay, 2000, by gender and age  U-shaped curve, positive relation with age  Similar for men and women (except age 15-34)

16. Volume of hospital stay (2) Volume of hospital stay, MEN, by age, 1991 – 2000  Slight decrease between 1991 and 2000, all ages except youngest age group

17. Volume of hospital stay (3) Volume of hospital stay, WOMEN, by age, 1991 – 2000  Slight decrease between 1991 and 1998, all ages except youngest age group

18. Contacts with doctor % of population having contact with doctor during past year, by gender and age, 2001  Increase with age (avg. # of contacts increases with age too)  More women contact their doctor than men do (except in youngest age group)

19. Household composition % of MEN in single HH, 1991-2001, by age group  % increases with age  % decreased between 1991 and 2001

20. Household composition (2) % of WOMEN in single HH, 1991-2001, by age group  % increases with age, except in oldest age group  % decreased between 1991 and 2001