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Climate Change
Australian study suggests seasonal death trends are reversing due to climate change
If warming trends continue, expects say it’s almost certain summer deaths will increase. Healthcare measures need to be put in place.
Pandemic Preparedness and Response
Early healthcare investment is our best chance at healthy ageing
COVID-19 shone a spotlight on older people's health. We need the same level of investment in preventative healthcare to ensure a health ageing population.
Supply Chain and Transport
Ageing is changing the way we move. Japan shows how transport systems can adapt
How Japan is solving transportation problems for its rural and increasingly elderly population offers a model for other countries and their ageing citizens
Ageing
What is the biggest benefit technology will have on ageing and longevity?
The Global Future Council on Healthy Ageing and Longevity shares ideas on how technology will enable people to live healthier, more fulfilling lives at all ages.
Mental Health
How mental health hubs could help address record levels of youth anxiety and depression
Mental health hubs in Australia are an effective way to provide mental health and social services in one location, writes psychologist Christine Grové.
Tech for Good
Here's how digital infrastructure can make cities more inclusive for elderly people
To help older people integrate more into society, digital devices such as smart-watches could be adapted to highlight facilities within urban environments.
Ageing
Ageing: Looming crisis or booming opportunity?
There will be a shift in the global ageing population from 7% today to 20% in the next few decades. This growth will be one of the greatest social, economic, and political transformations...
Ageing
This chart shows South Korea's population is ageing and shrinking
Research suggests that the number of residents registered in South Korea has decreased from 2011-2020, while the older population grew significantly.
Ageing
Half a million people are 100 and over, across the world
Fourth Industrial Revolution
What we can learn from Japan's adoption of robots in the service sector
Studies of robots in Japan suggest they have increased some employment opportunities, and helped to mitigate turnover problems among long-term care workers.
Ageing
There are now more than half a million people aged 100 or older around the world
With increased life expectancy in developed and developing countries, the United Nations predicts the number of centenarians worldwide will rise to 573,000 this year.
The Davos Agenda 2021
How to help an ageing population stay wealthy for longer
Governments, business and consumers must all adapt to support the financial needs and demands of an ageing population.
The Davos Agenda 2021
Can we automate our way out of the savings crisis?
Automated fintech could help solve the looming pensions timebomb worldwide, as populations age and employment becomes less stable
Japan
These are the countries most affected by the decline in working age populations
By 2050, the working age population in Korea and Italy will be around 80% of its original size. In Japan, the country most heavily affected, that number will be just over 60%.
Republic of Korea
There were more deaths than births in South Korea for the first time last year. Here’s why that matters
Although this is the first time South Korea’s population has shrunk, the rate of population growth has been declining steadily for the past decade.