Demographic Component of Assessment of the Population Standard and Quality Of Life in the Concept of Human Development

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Abstract. The essence of the economic category “quality of life” and “standard of living” is determined. The system of living standards recommended by the UN, the national matrix of quality of life indicators, the main international systems for assessing the population quality of life, the objective and subjective approach to its assessment are considered. The purpose of the study is to systematize indicators of the standard and quality of life of the population, the study of the demographic component of their assessment in the context of human development. It was found that today there is no single definition of “quality of life” (scientists supplement it based on the main purpose of their own research) and a single approach to its evaluation. It is determined that among the various methods and approaches to assessing the use of demographic indicators is quite limited. The characteristic of the basic demographic indicators which can be applied in research both standard and quality of life of the population is given. The main demographic indicators of measuring the quality of life of the population in Ukraine and in Mykolayiv region are determined and analyzed. Keywords: quality of life, standard of living; indicators; demographic characteristics; subjective assessments; objective assessments; natural decrease; life expectancy; birth rate; mortality.

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