the EU’s greying population that will present the biggest challenges in the next 20 years. Europe is currently the oldest region in the world‚ and the upward trajectory of European ageing has been linear for more than 150 years. The share of the population aged 65 and over is set to rise from 17 percent in 2010 to 30 percent in 2060‚ with those aged 80 and over being the fastest-growing age group‚ increasing from five percent to 12 percent over the same period. Population ageing is undoubtedly going
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Ageing Population – A Key Trend If one were to take a look at the UK population‚ one would notice a few trends. For instance‚ many women are focusing on their careers and postponing pregnancies. There is also a lengthening of the life expectancy of individuals‚ brought about in part by better health care and technology. The combination of rising mortality improvement and decreasing fertility rates has paved the way for a demographic key trend to occur in the UK which is now experiencing and may
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Geography Essay- Ageing populations Question: Examine the implications of either an ageing or youthful population By definition‚ an ageing population is a population where the median age is rising; there is a decline in the amount of children (or minors-under 18)‚ and an increase in the number of elderly people. In other terms‚ it is a population where the number of elderly is increasing relative to the number of youth. Increased life expectancy combined with declining birth rates have caused many
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Current Trends: Ageing Population The first current social trend is that of an ageing population. This means that as time has gone on‚ more people are progressing into 64+ years old than people being born. In fact‚ “in 2008 there were 3.2 people of working age for every person of pensionable age. This ratio is projected to fall to 2.8 by 2033.” (http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/key-issues-for-the-new-parliament/value-for-money-in-public-services/the-ageing-population/) This has
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ever before. Concerning with this problem‚ a telegraph on 1st October‚ 2012 entitled “World faces ageing population time bomb says UN” was posted in order to provide the facts and forecasts about ageing population in the world and to recommend some ideas to deal with this problem. In spite the fact that living longer is a great achievement of human beings‚ a rapidly ageing population also leads to difficulties for many countries in all over the world. A recent report estimated that
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On the Ageing Population The Issue With the development of the advanced society‚ increasingly numbers of nations are facing the ageing problem. The aging population‚ the fraction of the population aged 65 and over exceeds 8-10%‚ has been universally recognized as one of the worldwide social issues in 21 century. We are ageing—not just as individuals or communities but as a world. In 2006‚ almost 500 million people worldwide were 65 and older. By 2030‚ that total is projected to increase
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Challenge of Ageing Population Synopsis: The ageing of the population has become on of the major talking points of modern economics and its implications for world growth in the future. This essay examines the causes of the demographic shift by focusing on the changes in mortality and fertility experienced by the developed and developing world. It then attempts to answer some of the questions about the economic implications of ageing populations‚ including implications for future economic growth
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The Effects of an Ageing Population 1. Think of some examples of goods and services for which demand will rise as a consequence of ageing Population. How should marketers address this new buyer segment? For examples‚ life expectancy in the US has increased from 45 in 1902 to 75.7 in 2004; one of the greatest achievements of the twentieth century is a dramatic rise in life expectancy. However‚ declining birth rates combined with increased life expectancy had caused to worry more about the value
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE How Should Malaysia Respond to its Ageing Society? D R Forsyth‚ FRCP*‚ Y C Chia‚ FRCP** *Box 135‚ Department of Medicine for the Elderly‚ Addenbrooke’s Hospital‚ Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust‚ Hills Road‚ Cambridge‚ CB2 2QQ‚ England‚ **Department of Primary Care Medicine‚ Faculty of Medicine‚ University of Malaya‚ Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia SUMMARY As Malaysia ages its health and social care systems will have to adapt to a changing pattern of disease and dependency
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The ageing future Since 1950‚ the world’s population has almost tripled. All of us are living longer than any generation in human history In the year 2000 there were 100‚000 people around the planet who were 100 years old or more. Yet‚ when they were born‚ before aeroplanes and antibiotics and atom bombs‚ before cars and computers‚ there were very few centenarians anywhere in the world. Now millions of people will live into their 70s‚ 80s‚ and 90s‚ and centenarians will no longer be rare. Advances
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