You're Wrong About Birth Rates & Aging Populations
You're Wrong About Birth Rates & Aging Populations
You're Wrong About Birth Rates & Aging Populations
Almost 22,000 people in #Japan died at home alone in the first three months of this year, according to a recent report by the national police agency, about 80% of them aged 65 or older. #AgingPopulations
Life at the heart of Japan’s #LonelyDeaths epidemic: ‘I would be lying if I said I wasn’t worried’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/01/life-at-the-heart-of-japans-solitary-deaths-epidemic-i-would-be-lying-if-i-said-i-wasnt-worried
> ... >23% of the global population aged 69+ will inhabit climates whose 95th percentile of daily maximum temperature exceeds the critical threshold of 37.5 °C, compared with 14% today, exposing an additional 177–246 million older adults to dangerous acute heat.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-47197-5
#GlobalWarming #ClimateCrisis
#AgingPopulations
/HT @RSMacKinnon
By 2050 > 23% of the global population aged 69 + will live in climates with acute heat exposure– the 95th percentile of the distribution of maximum daily temperatures–greater than the critical threshold of 37.5C, compared with 14% in 2020, an increase of 177–246 million older adults exposed to dangerous acute heat.
This is way past the point of no return 😬
"According to figures released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the proportion of #Japan’s elderly, defined as age 65 and above, is also at a record high, comprising 29.1% of the population – the highest rate in the world." #AgingPopulations
Japan says one in 10 residents are now #octogenarians as nation turns gray | CNN
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/18/asia/japan-elderly-population-workforce-intl-hnk/index.html
Aside from the awesome and informative graphics, this article outlines how aging is impacting countries worldwide and provides insight into why immigration reform matters more than ever.
#Immigration #Migration #ImmigrationReform #Aging #AgingPopulations #Economics #Demographics
"The shift illustrates a years-long problem #SouthKorea has thus far failed to reverse. It has both one of the world’s fastest #AgingPopulations and the world’s lowest birth rate, which has been falling continuously since 2015 despite authorities offering financial incentives and housing subsidies for couples with more babies. "
South Korea shuts #ChildcareCenters and opens #ElderlyFacilities as population ages | CNN
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/04/asia/south-korea-childcare-elderly-facilities-intl-hnk/index.html