This report examines the state of pension and social insurance systems globally, focusing on old-age income protection. It analyzes expenditure, coverage, adequacy of benefits, and sustainability of both...
The global demographic landscape is at a crossroads, with rapid declines in fertility and aging populations holding profound implications for employment, social services, and wellbeing. Population aging...
يقف المشهد الديموغرافي العالمي على مفترق طرق، حيث يحمل الانخفاض السريع في الخصوبة وشيخوخة السكان تداعيات عميقة على التوظيف والخدمات الاجتماعية والرفاهية. أدت شيخوخة السكان إلى تسريع وتيرة ظهور الأمراض...
The World Bank has a long history of engaging in population issues, ranging from childhood illness, nutrition, fertility, and safe motherhood to the aging process. It supports countries in addressing the...
Maintaining human capital during old age requires both an adequate pension (cash component) as well as access to affordable quality healthcare (healthcare component). Lack of universal/affordable healthcare...
Even as human beings are living longer and generally healthier lives, consumption of tobacco, alcohol, and processed foods with high sugar content are causing substantial death and disease. In recent decades...
In virtually all countries across the world, the population is aging, and consequently, both the number and proportion of older people are growing. Notably, the aging process is accelerating at a more...
Population aging is a global phenomenon: people all over the world are living longer. Undoubtedly, this is good news. Extended longevity reflects the social and economic progress of societies; it is the...
The world’s population is aging at a dramatic speed, raising concerns for how to maintain income and productivity growth, improve the welfare of older people, and help them contribute to society. By 2050...
Globally, 41 million people die from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) every year (World Health Organization 2022a). This accounts for approximately 74 percent of all deaths (World Health Organization 2022a)...
Before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, life expectancy at birth had been steadily increasing globally (UN 2019); and the advancements to older ages and frontiers of longevity were still regularly...
The progress in mortality reduction not only varies by age, but also over time. The mortality rates decreased notably faster for ages under 70 during 1990-2010 compared to after 2010, at least in Low middle...
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are among the major health and development challenges of our time. Every year, about 41 million people die due to NCDs. This makes up about 74 percent of all deaths globally...
Gender gaps in access to, and use of health and long-term care services affect both women and men, albeit differently. While male mortality due to key non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly in...
Providing care for older parents or parents-in-law significantly reduces the probability of employment and annual earnings, particularly among women and intensive caregivers, which remains the most prevalent...
The number of people aged greater than 65 years per 100 people aged 20–64 years is expected to almost double in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) between 2020 and 2030. We therefore aimed to quantify the...
O acelerado envelhecimento da população brasileira, acompanhado do aumento gradativo da concomitância de múltiplas doenças crônicas num mesmo indivíduo, traz importantes desafios ao Sistema Único de Saúde...
La multimorbilidad es un fenómeno creciente y cada vez más visible en el mundo por el envejecimiento de la población, los efectos fisiológicos y emocionales que provoca, los altos costos que su atención...
The accelerated aging of the Brazilian population, alongside the gradual increase in the concomitant occurrence of multiple chronic diseases in the same individual, brings important challenges to the Brazilian...
Poland has experienced a powerful demographic shift, driven predominantly by increased life expectancy, a sizable baby boomer generation nearing retirement, and persistently low birth rates. Poland is...