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Population aging is defined as one of the most current phenomena and challenges facing world. The WHO defines population aging as one of greatest successes of human society, resulting from reduction of mortality among elderly and their longer life expectancy in the protection of population, pharmacology, public health and promotion of healthy lifestyles. The certainty of the continuity of population aging in future continues to capture attention of the general public and initiates a whole series of open questions that will require very specific and concrete answers from each country. The aim of this paper is to review available literature to indicate the specific determinants of the elderly population, identify the challenges faced by the elderly population and indicate implications of the phenomenon of population aging. The unstoppable process of population ageing has profound consequences for health, social and economic spheres of society due to specific and very different needs of elderly population. The role of demographics, social factors, health needs and barriers as economic resources and differences in use of health services among elderly need to be systematically addressed and monitored. A well-organized health and social care system is important for improving the health of older people. Public health policy should address the diversity of health and functional conditions experienced by older people and maximize number of people who promote a positive journey of ageing. The creation and implementation of innovative strategies to improve health and quality of life of older people would enable well-being in old age.

Pancreatic cancer is a significant public health problem worldwide. It is currently ranked as the 12th most common malignancy and the 6th leading cause of cancer mortality. This study aimed to investigate sex-specific and age-specific pancreatic cancer mortality trends and disparities in the Serbia from 2000 to 2021. A descriptive epidemiological population-based study analyzing pancreatic cancer mortality was conducted. Age-standardized mortality rates (ASMRs) were calculated using the Segi's world standard population. Temporal trends for pancreatic cancer mortality were assessed using the joinpoint regression analysis. Age-standardized rate of pancreatic cancer in Serbia was 6.4/100,000 (7.9/100,000 in men, 5.1/100,000 in women). The rates were found to be 1.6 times higher in men than women. Pancreatic cancer mortality trend significantly increased from 2000 to 2010 in men (APC=+2.4%, 95%CI: 0.3 – 1.4), after 2010 rates nonsignificantly decline (APC=−0.4%; (95%CI: −2.5 – 0.5). In women, mortality trend significantly increased by +1.8% at an annual level (95%CI: 0.7–2.7). The mortality of pancreatic cancer increased by age. The joinpoint analysis showed a significant rising trend of mortality rates in all age groups 60+, with the highest average annual percent change being reported in the age groups 85+ (AAPC=+3.1 (95%CI: 1.6–4.5)). The provision of updated statistics on the occurrence and outcomes of pancreatic cancer, time trends among various population groups, along with a better understanding of its etiology and identification of causal changeable risk factors – are essential when it comes to the primary prevention of this particular disease.

Background: Social networks and support have an independent and strong influence on health and quality of life at all stages of the life cycle, especially in the elderly. We aimed to determine the level of social support among the elderly population of the Republic of Serbia. Methods: The survey is part of the fourth Health survey of the population of Serbia, which was conducted in 2019  by the Republic Institute of Statistics with the Institute for Public Health of Serbia \"Dr. Milan Jovanović Batut\" and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Serbia. The research instrument was standardized questionnaires constructed in accordance with the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS, wave3) and the social support score (Oslo-3 Social Support Scale). For the purposes of this research, data on the population aged 65 and over were used. Results: In terms of social support, 85.8% of respondents had bad , 13.9% moderate and 0.3% strong. Univariate regression analysis determined that respondents from the territory of Vojvodina had a 1.6 times higher chance of poor social support compared to respondents from southern and eastern Serbia.  The probability of bad social support was 1.5 times higher in persons who were never married/cohabiting, persons with secondary education were at 1.6 times higher risk of poor social support compared to persons with higher education. Inactive persons had poor social support 1.4 times more often than employed persons, as well as persons with comorbidities (OR=1.218). Conclusion: These researches are of great importance for public health because it provides valuable data for the creation of interventions that will intensify activities related to providing adequate social support to the elderly.