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For decades, the progress of societies is measured by gross domestic product, what grows the economy.

But why do we care whether or not cars sold, or if it occurs or not cement?

Antonio Argüeso, deputy general manager of Sociodemographic Statistics National Institute of Statistics this is due to concerns about whether the economy grows, and with it, whether companies or do not improve.

Argüeso, who has given this morning's conference introducing the First International Congress on Quality of Life and Longevity organized by the Catholic University of Murcia and the Hispanic Foundation for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, has shelled which are objective indicators of quality of life in Europe.

"That can be classified into about nine dimensions of which health is a very important part, but also work, education, social relationships, money, etc.".

Why has stressed that in the future, to measure the progress of a society, it would be much easier to measure directly how people feel through indicators of quality of life and not by GDP.

Spain compared to other countries

On the situation of Spain compared to other countries with regard to the quality of life, the deputy director General of Sociodemographic Statistics INE noted that although for the moment they have completed the final map to compare "what if it is true is that, with the preliminary data, we can say that Spain is well above, in many respects, what says his economic situation, that is, economically Spain is below the European average, but most of their indicators of quality of life is over. "

happy longevity

"It is possible the happy longevity."

This forceful has shown Antonio Sanchez, professor of perception, attention and memory of the Faculty of Psychology at the Pontifical University of Salamanca, who gave the inaugural conference of the Congress.

"But for this we must be actively involved with promoting habits, from the point of view of health, psychological and social," he explained.

For him, the key is the development of programs of universities or other major initiatives.

On the situation of Spain on the subject of happy longevity, Antonio Sanchez has stated that there are several indicators to consider, as the economic, urban and rural differences, climatic elements, north differences south, "but in the general assembly European countries can say that we are obviously in a good situation, but always with the possibility of initiatives to improve. "

In the opening ceremony they intervened Josefina Garcia Lozano, rector of the UCAM, and Andrés Martínez Almagro, dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Catholic and president of the Organizing Committee, who pointed out the need to create spaces for debate like this, in which, from a multidimensional perspective, longevity and aspects that interfere in it is analyzed.

advance afternoon

This evening the Congress will begin with the second scientific session under the motto "Know aging and aging well ', to be held in the Auditorium;

and yet, in the chapter will discuss active aging.

Then there will be the table 'Update on osteoporosis', and aspects such as the mouth, eyes and ears in aging will be analyzed.

Source: UCAM