On October 25, the Municipal Commission on aging released the 2019 Guangzhou aging development report and the elderly population data manual (hereinafter referred to as the data manual).

The data manual is divided into three parts: one is the data of the city's elderly population; Second, the data of the elderly population in each district; Third, the development of the city's aging cause. The population data covers the age composition of the elderly population, population dependency coefficient, pure old families, empty nest elderly, living alone elderly, widowed elderly, disabled elderly, floating elderly in Guangzhou and death of the elderly.

The data manual not only statistically reflects the data in 2019, but also compares it with the similar data in 2015-2019, so as to more accurately and comprehensively reflect the development trend of the elderly population in our city.

In 2019, the elderly population and undertakings in our city have the following characteristics, mainly as follows:

1、 Is that the distribution of aging structure remains stable.

By the end of 2019, the population of 60 and over 1 million 755 thousand and 100 people in our city accounted for 18.40% of the registered residence population, and the number of migrants aged 60 and over reached 373 thousand and 400. Yuexiu District, Haizhu District and Liwan district all account for the top three in the city, with 307100, 274800 and 215100 people respectively, accounting for 17.50%, 15.66% and 12.26% of the city's population aged 60 and over, and 180400, 141700, 139100, 137000 and 124300 people in Baiyun District, Panyu District, Zengcheng District, Tianhe District and Huadu District respectively; The total elderly population in Conghua District, Nansha District and Huangpu District also exceeded 70000, 86600, 74800 and 74100 respectively. Since 2015, the regional distribution structure of the elderly population in our city has remained basically stable.

2、 First, the health service system for the elderly has been continuously improved.

The working mechanism for the combination of medical care and maintenance has been basically completed. There are 80 institutions for the combination of medical care and maintenance in the city, 162 street and town grass-roots medical and health institutions, and 248 community home service institutions provide medical and health services 2-3 times a week. The elderly health service system has developed significantly. The city has accelerated the development of elderly health service institutions such as geriatrics and rehabilitation, steadily promoted the pilot project of community nursing stations, and guided social forces to provide basic medical services such as home-based nursing and rehabilitation for the elderly in the community. Actively explore the mode of extending community elderly care service by elderly care institutions, and steadily promote the work of long-term care insurance. There are 97 designated service institutions under long-term care agreements, which accept 21800 applications for long-term care needs identification and evaluation, and 13300 people enjoy long-term care insurance benefits.

Source: Guangzhou aging