#internationaldayofolderpersons, Oct 1

Powerful agents of change...

Population #ageing is a universal phenomenon

Virtually every country in the world is experiencing growth in both the size and proportion of #olderpersons in the population

@un.org #populationageing #unitednations #older #persons

📢 New blog post: the true cost of cancer

#Cancer is expensive – and costs are set to rise.

#PopulationAgeing is projected to increase the per capita costs by an average of 67% across OECD countries.

What can countries do?
🔗https://lnkd.in/efDCZ5K6

#HealthSpending

🔎 The latest OECD Risks that Matter Survey finds that 65% of respondents worry about #PopulationAgeing.

There’s broad support for:
✅Getting more women into work
✅Helping part-time workers move to full-time
✅Increasing workplace tech

Find out more 👉 oe.cd/66f

@valeriefrey.bsky.social

The baby gap: why governments can’t pay their way to higher birth rates Governments offer a catalogue of creative incentives for childbearing — yet fertility rates just keep dropping

#PopulationAgeing presents multiple challenges for Europe, says governor Olli Rehn in @financialtimes.com
The worsening dependency ratio is putting significant pressure on public finances. And an ageing society tends to be less economically dynamic and less entrepreneurial. on.ft.com/4jthQIR