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While most of Southeast Asia is expected to enjoy relatively young populations in the decades ahead, one country appears to be bucking the trend in a big way.
Thailand, the region's second-biggest economy after Indonesia, is aging rapidly and economists say not enough is being done to prepare the country for the demographic change taking place.
- Global study: World not ready for aging population
The world is aging so fast that most countries are not prepared to support their swelling numbers of elderly people, according to a global study being issued Tuesday by the United Nations and an elder rights group. (continue)
- 2 billion people will be aged 60 and older by 2050. This represents both challenges and opportunities.
- Around 4-6% of older persons in high-income countries have experienced some form of maltreatment at home.
- 25-30% of people aged 85 or older have some degree of cognitive decline.
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