The concept of "Quality of life" and various approaches to its assessment

improving the quality of life of the population has been one of the main priorities of the state socio-economic policy for many years. However, the question of how it is expressed and the methods of measuring it has long been controversial. On January 1, 2025, the implementation of the new national project "Long and Active Life" begins in Russia, the planned budget of the project will be 2.25 trillion rubles, the implementation period is until 2030, the project itself includes 11 federal projects. The main goal of this project is to increase the average life expectancy to 78 years by 2030, and to 80 years by 2036. In addition, such priority tasks as the development of nuclear medical technologies, the fight against cardiovascular diseases and the training of new medical personnel are set. Objective: this scientific article is devoted to the consideration of the concept of "quality of life" and its comparison with similar terms, as well as to the study of methods for assessing the quality of life and the position of Russia in comparison with the rest of the world. Methods: in the course of the scientific study, information from publications and works of authors dealing with the topic under consideration was aggregated, various approaches to assessing the "quality of life" were studied and considered. Results: the study showed the presence of a predominantly synonymous and complementary nature of the relationship between the concepts of "quality of life", "well-being", "life satisfaction" and "happiness". A comparative analysis gave ambiguous results regarding the assessments of the "quality of life" in Russia using different methods. Some estimates indicate a high level of quality of life in Russia, others show average estimates, and others show low estimates. Conclusion: the issue of improving the quality of life of Russians continues to be relevant today, and the estimates obtained can provide important information about sectors that require more attention from the state.

quality of life, well-being, life satisfaction, happiness, indices, countries