PRIMARY HEALTH CARE present and future
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PRIMARY HEALTH CARE present and future
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Today, we face unprecedented demographic and epidemiologic transitions. The world population is aging rapidly. In 2005, 19% of all deaths were among children and 53% were among people aged 60 years and older. By 2030 the respective proportions will have changed to 9% and 62%.1 Non-communicable disease mortality will increase from 61% to 68% worldwide, and a similar trend will occur in Africa despite the HIV/AIDS pandemic and poor socioeconomic circumstances. As the population ages, the number of people with multimorbidity (two or more chronic conditions) will increase.2 There are wide differences in healthy life expectancy across the world: