The Aging Population: The Increasing Effects on Health Care

As the population ages, our medical system will change forever. are you ready?

According to the World Health Organization and World Health Organization (WHO) submitted World Health and Aging report, "The population aged 65 and over is expected to increase from 544 million in 2010 to nearly 5 billion in 2050 In addition, by 2050, the population over the age of 65 is expected to exceed the children under the age of 5 (Figure 11).

The World Health Organization (WHO) believes that the rapid increase in the elderly population is the leading cause of death from chronic non-communicable diseases to infectious diseases, which has led to increased life expectancy1. These chronic diseases include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, arthritis, diabetes and so on. Heart disease, cancer, dementia and congestive heart failure. Cardiac diseases, stroke, cancer are chronic diseases that have the greatest influence on the aging of the population, especially in high-income countries. In addition, the incidence of obesity and falls has increased. 1-3

This led to a question: What is the impact of population aging in healthcare? We have all heard the word "baby boom generation". According to the Disease Prevention Health Promotion Bureau, the first baby-boomer generation (people born between 1946 and 1964) reached the age of 65 in 2011. By 2030, more than 60% of babies are expected to manage multiple chronic diseases. Managing the extent of these chronic diseases and patient disability will increase the economic needs for our medical system 3. Considering the anticipated hospitalization rate and twice the number of doctors' consultations, cost increases with the number of chronic illness being treated. Baby boom generation until 20303 (Figure 23)

According to the WHO report, some people believe that the prevalence of disorders will decline as our life cycle advances as our medical progress delays the progression of the disease from chronic to disabled. As a result, severe disability decreases, but chronic disease slightly increases 1. However, other researchers believe that the prevalence of disability increases with increasing life expectancy.

As the population ages, it is expected that certain health conditions will challenge our medical system. These conditions include cancer, dementia, increased numbers of falls, obesity and diabetes.

The aging of the population brings many important socioeconomic and health impacts, including increased age dependency. It poses challenges to public health (especially the burden of medical expenses in the national budget) and economic development (such as the shrinking and aging of the labor force, the impossibility of the metered society). Security system). Population aging is often measured by an increase in the retirement population as research on population aging is often due to concerns about the burden it places on retirement schemes. The definition of retirement is various, but the usual lower limit is 65 years old. Society is considered a relatively elderly person if the proportion of population over 65 is over 8% to over 10%

Population aging is one of the most important demographic trends in the United States. The population of the United States is aging and increasingly diversified, and I am receiving medical treatment more frequently at home. In addition, more and more Americans are moving to more dangerous areas. The use of analogy "population tsunami" refers to an aging population, also known as "baby boomer generation", or a person born between 1946 and 1964. The term "baby boomer generation" was used to decide a significant increase in the number of births after World War II. The term "tsunami" is used here to represent waves of aging from 1946 to 1964 every year. The aging population in the United States has the ability to change politics, health systems, transportation, banking, housing and labor markets, and exerts a planned impact on emergency management seriously.