Vol. 469 No. 2
9 Mr. N. Treacy asked the Minister for Health the percentage of elderly persons in each health board area as against the total population in the health board area; and the census figures used by his Department in reaching this percentage figure. [16533/96]
Limerick East): The number and percentage of the population aged 65 years and over by health board area are set out in the table supplied to the Deputy. The figures provided are taken from the 1991 Census of Population. Results of the 1996 Census of Population by age group are not yet available.
Number and Percentage of Persons aged 65 Years and Over by Health Board Area
|
Health Board Area |
Total Population |
Number aged 65 years and over |
Percentage aged 65 years and over |
|
Eastern |
1,245,225 |
117,443 |
9.4 |
|
Midland |
202,984 |
24,452 |
12.0 |
|
Mid-Western |
310,728 |
36,672 |
11.8 |
|
North-Eastern |
300,183 |
34,129 |
11.4 |
|
North-Western |
208,174 |
30,311 |
14.6 |
|
South-Eastern |
383,188 |
44,795 |
11.7 |
|
Southern |
532,263 |
65,382 |
12.3 |
|
Western |
342,974 |
49,716 |
14.5 |
|
Total |
3,525,719 |
402,900 |
11.4 |
