If the projections are accurate, there will be a need for more healthcare services over the next decade and a half.
The Ontario Hospital Association and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health studied future health trends.
Their report for eastern Ontario shows a continuing increase in the number of people from 30 to 60 years of age with “some illness” and a large increase in the number of people suffering “major illness” in the age group ranging from 70 to 90 years.
The top five fastest-growing chronic conditions from 2020 to 2040 on a percentage change basis are projected to be kidney disease and failure, hearing loss, Crohn’s and colitis, substance use disorders, and dementia.
By 2040 the five most chronic conditions in this part of the province will be osteoarthritis, hypertension, asthma, diabetes, and hearing loss.
The organization’s report is below.
