Results of the indicators in the over-65 year group, divided according to sex and socioeconomic level (Catalonia, 2015)
Individuals over 65 years | Non-contributory pension | Pension <€18 000€ | Pension €18 000–€100 000 | Pension >€100 000 | Max/min | |||||
Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | |
Mortality rate (per 1000 inhabitants) | 33.5 | 68.7 | 29.2 | 46.4 | 21.8 | 34.4 | 19.8 | 30.9 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
Mortality rate due to suicide (per 100.000 inhabitants) | 5.4 | 26.4 | 5.4 | 26.4 | 6.6 | 9.8 | 6.6 | 9.8 | 1.2 | 2.7 |
Individuals with high morbidity (%) | 26.8 | 34.8 | 21.0 | 29.9 | 14.1 | 20.4 | 5.9 | 9.6 | 4.6 | 3.6 |
Individuals seen at primary care (%) | 93.3 | 85.6 | 95.1 | 95.0 | 92.5 | 93.9 | 76.8 | 78.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Mean primary care visits | 16.0 | 14.7 | 14.0 | 14.7 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
Individuals seen at emergency care (%) | 44.7 | 46.8 | 39.1 | 40.5 | 32.5 | 33 | 18.1 | 18.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
Mean emergency care visits | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
Individuals seen at mental health centres (%) | 5.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 7.8 | 9.8 |
Mean mental health centre visits | 5.3 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
Hospitalisation rate (per 1000 inhabitants) | 299.1 | 402.6 | 258.6 | 372.9 | 188.0 | 266.9 | 82.5 | 103.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
Preventable hospitalisation rate (per 1000 inhabitants) | 47.0 | 91.0 | 31.1 | 60.2 | 17.7 | 32.5 | 10 | 10.3 | 4.7 | 8.8 |
Surgical hospitalisation rate (per 1000 inhabitants) | 131.3 | 135.5 | 135.7 | 165.4 | 105.2 | 130.9 | 39.4 | 45.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
Psychiatric hospitalisation rate (per 1000 inhabitants) | 6.3 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 15.3 | 8.2 |
Individuals consuming medication (%) | 94.5 | 86.9 | 95.7 | 94.8 | 93.1 | 94.0 | 77.3 | 80.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Mean no. of prescriptions | 81.0 | 73.5 | 66.7 | 65.9 | 56.8 | 57.7 | 44.3 | 50.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
Individuals consuming psychoactive drugs (%) | 59.9 | 39.8 | 56.1 | 35.1 | 53.9 | 31.5 | 45.1 | 31.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Individuals consuming anxiolytics (%) | 45.9 | 29.5 | 43.9 | 26 | 42.8 | 24.3 | 37.1 | 25.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Individuals consuming antidepressants (%) | 33.2 | 15.3 | 30.3 | 14.6 | 28 | 12.1 | 21.5 | 11.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
Individuals consuming antipsychotics (%) | 13.2 | 13.3 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 4.2 |