Demographics
A fraction of European regions account for a majority of COVID-19 deaths
Wednesday 24 June 2020 |
Clara Guibourg | Newsworthy
We have gathered data on excess deaths from 500 European regions to better understand the spread of the virus. Some regions report up to three times as many deaths as usual since March, but a large part of Europe has been able to live through the first wave of the pandemic without any significant excess death.
An ever smaller, ever older population
Wednesday 27 May 2020 |
Miriam Santoro | OBC Transeuropa
A recently published study outlines the EU’s demographic future: in 2080, if current trends continue, the EU population will fall from the current 513 million people to 504 million, while flight from rural areas shows no sign of slowing. We take a look at south-eastern Europe, by way of the global context.
Fewer die from HIV across Europe, except for some regions
Wednesday 13 May 2020 |
Clara Guibourg | Newsworthy
HIV has decreased more than any other cause of death in Europe, with deaths dropping by nearly a third between 2011 and 2016. However, parts of eastern Europe are in the grip of a new epidemic. In this report we look closer at HIV-related deaths across Europe region by region.
Life expectancy after retirement: a very unbalanced Europe
Friday 09 November 2018 |
Roxana Torre | VoxEurop
Looking at life expectancy in European countries combined with retirement age, we see stark differences: Austrian women and Maltese men enjoy the longest retirement, while in Bulgaria this period is almost 10 years shorter for both women and men.
Cancer remains a burden on EU societies
Monday 03 February 2020 |
Emanuela Barbiroglio | VoxEurop
Data shows awareness is key on World Cancer Day, the global initiative led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC).
Migrating to reproduce
in depth
Wednesday 12 December 2018 |
Irene Savio | VoxEurop
Each year thousands of Europeans go abroad to undergo fertility treatment. A two-month investigation analyses what is known and what remains to be discovered about this largely hidden phenomenon.
Europe, both populating and depopulating
Saturday 25 May 2019 |
Guillaume Duval | Alternatives Economiques
Since 2008 Europe has seen major demographic changes. In particular due to migration: internal as a result of the economic crisis, external linked to geopolitical instability in Europe’s neighborhood.
2019: escape from the Balkans
in depth
Monday 25 November 2019 |
Francesca Rolandi Christian Elia
| OBC Transeuropa
A growing phenomenon with worrying implications: the flight of workers, skilled or otherwise, from former Yugoslavia. A look at the data and political responses.
Suicides around the world (WHO)
Friday 06 December 2019 |
Alternatives Economiques Suicide is the second leading cause of death among people aged 15 to 24. According to WHO, one person commits suicide every 40 seconds around the world.
Secret to a long life? More money for healthcare
Tuesday 03 December 2019 |
Laszlo Arato | EUrologus
In Western Europe and Scandinavia, people spend more on healthcare and live longer, while in Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltic States, less money is spent and life expectancy at birth is lower too. The EU average for healthcare spending is 9.9 percent of GDP. In Hungary it is 7.4 percent.
