In 2050, cancer and cardiovascular disease will be the most common causes of mortalities in Norway, says FHI

In the decades ahead, larger Norwegians proportion will be over 75 years old, and there will be more octogenarians. The result is an alteration in mortality and illness incidence.

National Institute of Public Health (FHI) director Camilla Stoltenberg said in a briefing that a “higher proportion of the population will be older people leading to a reversal in the low morbidity and death rates we are witnessing today.”

The FHI released a study that outlined several critical issues for public health up until 2050 on the morning of Tuesday.

Noncommunicable diseases including kidney issues, diabetes, digestive difficulties, chronic respiratory illnesses, neurological disorders, and cancer will be linked to more mortalities said Stoltenberg. 

Increasing health care requirement

By 2050, according to the FHI's forecasts, cancer and cardiovascular disease will be the two most common death causes. The third-leading cause of death will be neurological disorders.

With the aging of the population, there will be a higher demand for healthcare from roughly three hundred and fifty thousand beneficiaries in 2019 to four hundred and ninety thousand and five hundred and seventy thousand individuals by 2040, according to the National Institute of Public Health.

The elderly aged 70 and above are envisioned to visit physicians more from 2019 to 2040. Hospital visits are projected to grow from 3 million to 4.9 or 5.2 million within this period.

Modification of climate

The most pressing issues identified in the study are antibiotic antagonism and climate modification, which raise concerns about epidemics and therapy for future illnesses.

“Damper climate favors the emergence of fresh animal carriers that transmit infections to humans. This includes mosquitoes, rodents, and ticks,” Stoltenberg said.