Demography ageing population: lesson 40 Flashcards
1
Q
What is life expectancy?
A
How long person born in a given year lives
2
Q
What a trends regarding life expectancy?
A
- death rate decreased, life expectancy increased
- child born today is more likely to live till 63 that a child in 1900 reaching 1
3
Q
What is ‘ageing population”?
A
- population where number of old people is increasing
4
Q
What is causing the ageing population?
A
- increased life expectancy
- decrease mortality rate
- decrease fertility rate
5
Q
What’s a consequence of ageing population?
A
- As it increases so does the dependency ratio
- changes to social policies e.g medical care
6
Q
What effect does social care in regards to ageing population?
A
- older people are more likely to have chronic illness so government need more money to fund it
7
Q
What effect does ageing population have on young people?
A
- middle age people must care for elderly parents and their own family
