witnessing a tremendous change in the ratios of elderly to the young. Over the next 40 years‚ the population of people aged >60 will grow by 1 billion to 2 billion. How does the fewer young support the high ratios of elderly? As they grow older‚ they are likely to be less productive due to health issues. How would the world economy cope with less money and more expenses? The ageing population in Singapore is growing at an alarming trend. We currently have more than 450‚000 people aged 65 and
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LONGEVITY OF SOCIETY Student’s name Course Date Growing Aging Population Static of Showing Society Aging The past 50 years have recorded an increase in the number of older people. It is estimated that this number will be more than triple in the next 50 years. This is since‚ the older population grows faster in practically all the regions‚ in the world than the total population‚ and that the difference in the rate of growths is increasing1. In 2009‚ there were 39.6 million
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Elderly as a Vulnerable Population According to the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (2002)‚ vulnerability is the ability to “Be easily physically‚ emotionally‚ or mentally hurt‚ influenced or attacked.” At any given time‚ anyone can become vulnerable. Demographically‚ the nature of society is changing. The population of older people is dramatically increasing. The U.S Census Bureau states that the population of people greater than 65 is projected to double by the year
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Young Population Population age structure can have a significant impact on countries’ stability‚ governance‚ economic development and the well-being of its people. Reasons for Young Population: * Recent decades of high fertility (births per woman) e.g. women in sub-Saharan Africa give birth to 5.5 children on average in their lifetimes. Uganda- very high fertility rate (6.7) and a high teenage pregnancy rate (25%) * Teenage girls sell themselves for sex to earn money and end up getting
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Growth in the Older Population Tene’ Williams SOC 304 Social Gerontology Prof. Kristin Bachman March 18‚ 2013 Growth in the Older Population Although the growing older population is increasing in the US‚ the impact of this increase is affecting several different political embattlement related programs for the aged (i.e.‚ Medicaid‚ Medicare‚ Disability‚ welfare‚ Supplemental Security Income‚ and The Older Americans Act). Being that people are living longer the cost of healthcare has
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quarter of the twentieth century‚ the rise in life expectancy has been accompanied by a downward trend in fertility which results in an aging population. Similar to many developing countries with aging populations‚ aging populations indisputably brings challenges. The Government has many plans and policies in preparing our nation for the inevitable aging population – One of such policies implemented by the government is to ensure that everyone in the society to play a part. Where one should at least
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The word “Population Growth” has its origin from the latin words ‘Populus’ meaning people. According to ecological term; “population is group of people of the same species occupying a particular space”. Population is subdivided further into demes or local population which is group of interbreeding organism in demes; they share a common gene pool. Population density is defined as a number of individual per unit area or per unit volume of environment. When the size of the individual is uniform the
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GREYINGREYING POPULATION STAYS IN THE PINK Elderly people are growing healthier‚ happier and more independent‚ say American scientists. The results of a 14-year study to be announced later this month reveal that the diseases associated with old age are afflicting fewer and fewer people and when they do strike‚ it is much later in life. | | In the last 14 years‚ the National Long-term Health Care Survey has gathered data on the health and lifestyles of more than 20‚000 men and women over
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After seeing what my mother had to go through to get assistance for her overall quality of life‚ my interest in the elderly was high. My mother was suffering when she did not have to suffer. Being on a fix income and depending on her children‚ she was still lacking some important health care that needed to sustain her in her everyday living. Prior to reaching the age of 65‚ my mother suffered a stroke‚ which caused her to retire early‚ and then by the age of 70‚ she had a triple by-pass. Thank
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Demographic Paper: The aging population Anna Abbott 5/23/13 HCS/490 Yvette Thompson I was designated by the senior management at the community hospital for which I work for on the effects of changing population demographics that could have an impact on health care in the future. I chose my summery to be on the aging population. This is something I have always been interested in because I would like to eventually get into long term care. It also seems like a huge debate in our country on how
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