According to the Public Health Agency's mapping, about 80-90 percent in the age group 65 years and older themselves think that they have good mental well-being - and also that they are aware of what they need to feel good.
At the same time, the Public Health Agency notes that there are clear differences between the groups in the age category.
Among women over 85 years, seven percent state that they have severe problems with anxiety, worry and anxiety. The same figure for men of the same age is three percent. Foreign-born individuals, people with financial difficulties and those with some long-term illness also report severe problems more often.
Suicide rates are highest among older men, especially at the age of 85 and older.
"These are differences that we need to be aware of and need to understand the reasons for, so that society can direct the right measures to the groups that are most vulnerable", says Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdottir, investigator at the Public Health Agency, on the agency's website.
The Public Health Agency's mapping was done on behalf of the government and is based on questionnaire answers, register data and interviews with a total of just over 1,100 people.
