Health Sciences 2711A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Population Ageing, Old Age, Population Pyramid

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 2711A/B
• Professor: Stephen Lin

Document Summary

Aging lecture 1 notes population aging & health. Indicators of population aging: (1) % of a population that is 65: older population = 10% or more 65, canada, 14. 9% - 2012, 24. 5% - 2036, 26. 5% - 2051, europe = old (20%, china = old (10%) Indicates level of dependency burden: low dr vs. high dr, example of how to calculate, aged dr = (65+) (20 to 64) Independent population: youth dr = (0-19) / (20 to 64, dependent population, total dr = [(65+) + (0-19)/ / (20 to 64, example of what overall dependency means: Aging lecture 1 notes population aging & health: some people don"t have children. Immigrants want to bring family members: will age themselves someday, therefore, canada"s older population is primarily due to: (1) declining fertility (2) declining mortality. Diversity among old people: gender, 2016 among 65+, 45. 31% men; 54. 68% women.