Assessment for basic demographic, health and public health profile TRAP Transboundary Air Pollution Health Index Development and Implementation March 2020 The project is co-funded by the European Union and by National Funds of the participating Countries Assessment for basic demographic, health and public health profile 2 Assessment for basic demographic, health and public health profile CONTENTS 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 7 1.1 Project Overview ...................................................................................................... 7 1.2 Purpose of the Deliverable 5.3.1 .................................................................................... 9 2. MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TARGET AREA ............................................................. 10 2.1. Transportation connections .................................................................................... 11 Road Infrastructure ........................................................................................................ 11 Train ............................................................................................................................... 13 Airport ............................................................................................................................ 14 Air traffic statistics .......................................................................................................... 14 Port ................................................................................................................................. 15 Port statistics .................................................................................................................. 17 2.2. Economic activities in Thessaloniki ......................................................................... 18 The Thessaloniki International Fair ................................................................................. 18 2.3 Climate ................................................................................................................... 18 2.4 Environmental Risks in the area of Thessaloniki ..................................................... 22 Air pollution .................................................................................................................... 22 Climate change impact in the area of Thessaloniki......................................................... 23 3. DEMOGRAPHY ................................................................................................................ 24 Age distribution .............................................................................................................. 24 Births .............................................................................................................................. 25 Deaths ............................................................................................................................ 26 Vital Index ....................................................................................................................... 26 Life expectancy in Central Macedonia ............................................................................ 28 Population change .......................................................................................................... 30 Households ..................................................................................................................... 30 4. SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATORS ....................................................................................... 31 4.1 Equal opportunities and access to the labour market ............................................ 31 4.2 Dynamic labour markets and fair working conditions ............................................ 32 4.3 Well-being of society .............................................................................................. 33 5. MORBIDITY ..................................................................................................................... 35 6. MORTALITY ..................................................................................................................... 50 6.1 Causes of death ...................................................................................................... 50 3 Assessment for basic demographic, health and public health profile 6.2 Top seven causes of death in the Region of Central Macedonia ............................ 56 Doctors Distribution ....................................................................................................... 57 7. Conclusions..................................................................................................................... 58 8. Bibliography.................................................................................................................... 59 Maps Map 1 Region of Central Macedonia and Regional Unite of Thessaloniki .............................. 10 Map 2 Road Infrastructure ..................................................................................................... 11 Map 3 Road infrastructure of northern Greece ...................................................................... 12 Map 4 Railway axis ................................................................................................................. 13 Map 5 Emissions of NO2 ......................................................................................................... 22 Map 6 Future flooded areas by a 30 cm sea level increase, in the area of Thessaloniki......... 23 Map 7 Births in Thessaloniki Regional Unit ............................................................................ 25 Map 8 Spatial Distribution of Hospitals in Thessaloniki .......................................................... 36 Map 9 The distribution of doctors across Greece ................................................................... 57 Figures Figure 1 Rainfall meanl by month .......................................................................................... 19 Figure 2 Monthly Mean Wind Power ..................................................................................... 20 Figure 3 Monthly Mean Humidity .......................................................................................... 20 Figure 4 Average temperature per month.............................................................................. 21 Figure 5 Age distribution of the population of the Regional Unit of Thessaloniki .................. 24 Figure 6 Number of births in Thessaloniki’s Regional Unit (2012-2017) ................................. 25 Figure 7 Number of deaths in Thessaloniki’s Regional Unit (2012-2017) ............................... 26 Figure 8 Total population’s Vital Index of Regional Unit of Thessaloniki ................................ 27 Figure 9 Urban population’s Vital Index of Regional Unit of Thessaloniki .............................. 27 Figure 10 Suburban population’s Vital Index of Regional Unit of Thessaloniki ....................... 28 Figure 11 Rural population’s Vital Index of Regional Unit of Thessaloniki .............................. 28 Figure 12 Life expectancy in Central Macedonia (2013-2017) ................................................ 29 4 Assessment for basic demographic, health and public health profile Figure 13 Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at the Regional Unit of Thessaloniki (EL522) ............................................................................................................... 30 Figure 14 Percentage of early leavers from education and training in the Region of Central Macedonia.............................................................................................................................. 31 Figure 15 Young people neither in employment nor in education and training from 15 to 24 years in the Region of Central Macedonia .............................................................................. 32 Figure 16 Employment rates % (males and females) from 2009 to 2018 ............................... 33 Figure 17 - Per capita GDP ...................................................................................................... 34 Figure 18 Patients being hospitalized ..................................................................................... 47 Figure 19 Days of hospitalization ............................................................................................ 47 Figure 20 Average duration of hospitalization........................................................................ 48 Figure 21 Total Patients Examined ......................................................................................... 48 Figure 22 Surgical procedures ................................................................................................ 49 Figure 23 Difference % between 2016-2017 .......................................................................... 49 Figure 24 Causes of Death (2016) ........................................................................................... 58 Tables Table 1 Air traffic statistics ..................................................................................................... 14 Table 2 The international traffic by country from the Thessaloniki’s Airport ......................... 15 Table 3 Concise Statistical Data March 2019 .........................................................................