The average number of users waiting for a vacancy to enter the National Continuing Care Integrated Network (RNCCI) increased by 88% in Portugal between 2019 and 2022, according to a report from the National Health Agreement.
In the same period the region Algarve The highest relative increase was in the number of users waiting for a vacancy to enter the RNCCI (+207%), as opposed to the Alentejo region (-8%), according to the Health System Performance and Impact Assessment Report (RADIS). ), on Wednesday at the National Health Agreement meeting, which is taking place in the Ordem dos Médicos, in Lisbon.
According to the data, the average number of users waiting for a vacancy to enter the RNCCI increased from about 35% in 2019 to about 60% in 2022.
The document also reveals that 8.7% of hospitalizations in Portugal have social and non-clinical criteria due to the lack of response from the RNCCI or the inability of the family.
Analyzing population aging, the document states that “there are older people across the country than young people under 15 years of age.”
The document indicates that the aging rate (taking into account the total Portuguese population) in 2021 was 183 elderly people per 100 young people, noting that the oldest region of the country is Alto Tamiga, where there are 384 elderly people per 100 young people. .
In contrast, the least aging region is the Autonomous Region of the Azores, with an index of 114.
The data show that there are eight regional units with an Aging Index above 250: Alto Tamija, Tira de Terras-o-Montes, Beiras, Serra da Estrela, Beira Baixa, Alto Alentejo, Douro, Medio Tejo and Alto Minho.
However, there are 15 regions in Portugal where there are more than twice as many people over the age of 65 as there are young people up to the age of 14.
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