Medicine in 2035: more doctors for chronic patients and fewer pediatricians | Society

In 2035, the Spanish population, with fewer and older children, will require a renewed medical staff from the National Health System with fewer paediatricians and more specialists in chronic diseases associated with aging and complex polypathological patients.

This is revealed by the report “Supply-Needs of Medical Specialists 2021-2035”, presented by the Ministry of Health, which notes for the next fifteen years changes in the demand for toilets caused by a drop in the population from 0 to 14 years of age. three points, from 14.3 to 11.3% and a rise, another three points, of those over 75 years of age, from 9.8 to 13%.