Director of public health Valerie White admitted her first annual report 'really doesn't make very happy reading'
Dumfries and Galloway’s ageing population is likely to have a significant impact on healthcare provision in the years ahead.
And the number of people aged 65 or over will have jumped from 39,500 to 46,000. Meanwhile, the number of 16 to 64-year-olds will have fallen from 86,400 to 75,000. Ms White’s report also revealed that life expectancy is falling in the region, with a girl born in 2020 likely to live nine months less than one born in 2011.Meanwhile, death rates have been “showing signs of increase” – something the report warns was happening before the coronavirus pandemic began in 2020.
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