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  2. Population ageing - Wikipedia

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    Population ageing is an increasing median age in a population because of declining fertility rates and rising life expectancy. Most countries have rising life expectancy and an ageing population, trends that emerged first in developed countries but are now seen in virtually all developing countries. In most developed countries, the phenomenon ...

  3. Ageing - Wikipedia

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    A map showing median age figures for 2017. Population ageing is the increase in the number and proportion of older people in society. Population ageing has three possible causes: migration, longer life expectancy (decreased death rate) and decreased birth rate. Ageing has a significant impact on society.

  4. Aging and society - Wikipedia

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    Even so, it has been estimated that population ageing only explains 0.2 percentage points of the annual growth rate in medical spending of 4.3 percent since 1970. In addition, certain reforms to the Medicare system in the United States decreased elderly spending on home health care by 12.5 percent per year between 1996 and 2000. [34]

  5. Aging of the United States - Wikipedia

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    An aging population has implications for social-welfare programs. [5] The U.S. federal social security system functions through collecting payroll taxes to support older citizens. [ 91 ] It is possible that a smaller workforce, coupled with increased numbers of longer-living elderly, may have a negative impact on the social security system.

  6. Dependency ratio - Wikipedia

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    The population structure of a country is an important factor for determining the economic status of their country. Japan is a great example of an aging population. They have a 1:4 ratio of people 65 years and older. This causes trouble for them because there is not enough people in the working-age population to support all of the elders.

  7. Is Medicare keeping pace with our aging population? Experts ...

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    Americans are living longer than they did in 1965, when Medicare was established. Back then, average U.S. life expectancy was about 70; today it’s about 77 and a half—down slightly from a pre ...

  8. Village with ageing population erects life-sized puppets to ...

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    Japan’s population will likely decline by about 30 per cent to 87 million by 2070, with four out of every 10 people aged 65 or older, according to estimates by the National Institute of ...

  9. Economic consequences of population decline - Wikipedia

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    Population decline can impact the funding for programs for retirees if the ratio of working age population to the retired population declines. For example, in Japan, there were 5.8 workers for every retiree in 1990 vs 2.3 in 2017 and a projected 1.4 in 2050. [10]