Katherine Bates, LSE & Dr Arjan Gjonça, LSE

1. Katherine Bates, LSE & Dr Arjan Gjonça, LSE Increasing odds of chronic illness 1. In the 1990s, Albania was shown to be a ‘Good Health at Low Coast Country’ with a life expectancy high given the country's GDP per capita. 5. In 2010, Albania remained a ‘Good Health at Low Cost’ Country when compared to other Central and Eastern European Countries. Life Expectancy at Birth and GDP per capita 1993 Life Expectancy at Birth and GDP per capita 2010 Largest Expeller Largest Absorber Diet, Health and Inequality in Albania 2. The dietary pattern in Albania paralleled the North/South gradient in mortality at that time, with the South consuming a more Mediterranean Diet. 6. The 2008 LSMS showed no regional differences in reportage of chronic illness but did reveal increasing socioeconomic inequality. 1990s→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→2000s→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→2010s Predicted Probability of Reporting Chronic Illness by Education and Region, 2002 and 2008 3. Between 1989 and 2001 huge internal and international migration within and out of Albania occurred. Such movements had been severely restricted under Communism. 4. An analysis of the 2002 LSMS revealed that in 2002 it was in the South coastal region that people were much more likely to report having a chronic illness. Increasing no. of olive tree Increasing mortality No regional differences in reporting a chronic illness, 2008 Predicted Probability of Reporting Chronic Illness by Income and Region, 2002 and 2008 Between 2002 and 2008, increasing socioeconomic inequality in the probability of reporting a chronic illness is observed. In FUTURE the rising socioeconomic inequality in health in Albania should be addressed. Caldwell, J.C., 1986 - Routes to Low Mortality in Poor Countries Population and Development Review Vol. 12, No. 2 (Jun., 1986), pp. 171-220 Published by: Population Council; Gjonça, Arjan 2001 - Communism, health and lifestyle: the paradox of mortality transition in Albania, 1950-1990 Studies in population and urban demography (8). Greenwood Press, Westport, CT. ISBN 97803133158; INSTAT 2004 - Migration in Albania, 2001 Population and Housing Census; Kapaj, A.M & Kapaj I., - 2012 - Olive Oil Sector in Albania and Its Perspective in Boskou, D., (eds) Olive Oil - Constituents, Quality, Health Properties and Bioconversions, published by InTech; World Bank 2002 - Livings Standards Measurement Survey 2002; World Bank 2008 - Living Standards Measurement Survey 2008; World Bank Data Catalog 2013 - http://datacatalog.worldbank.org/