Asian and Pacific countries fail to provide well-being for the elderly
Majority of the elderly are engaged in the informal sector and deprived of the social security system. Vito, File)
Karachi: The lives of the elderly in Asia are plagued by many problems, including meager pensions, inadequate health facilities, poverty, economic and social vulnerabilities, lack of provision of essential services, among others.
Countries in Asia and the Pacific are unable to adequately provide civic services to their elderly citizens, with the region’s elderly population increasing from 5.9 percent in 1960 to 8.2 percent in 2000 and 13.5 percent in 2022. has reached
The number of people over the age of 60 is expected to double by 2050, from 567.7 in 2022, which is estimated to increase to 1.2 by 2050, thus accounting for 25.2% of the region’s population. By 2050, 55.6 percent of the world’s elderly population will be in developing Asian countries, 20 percent in 20 developing Asian economies, more than 10 percent in 22 economies, and four economies Afghanistan, Pakistan, Solomon Islands and Less than 10 percent of elderly people will live in Veneto.
The profile of the elderly is changing dramatically, as today’s elderly are very different from those of the past, with life expectancy at age 60 increasing by 4.7 years for women and 3.5 years for men from 1980 to 2022.
Asian and Pacific countries fail to provide well-being for the elderly