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UN Warns About Demographic Shift
老年人口變化堪憂
A report released by the UN on International Day of Older Persons (October 1st) estimates that there will be more than one billion people over the age of 60 by 2022. The UN Population Fund has warned that this number will likely double by 2050, presenting major economic challenges for governments. Increased life expectancy of the world’s population is due to improved healthcare, sanitation, and nutrition. The UN warns that one of the greatest challenges governments will face in the upcoming years will be preventing poverty in the elderly population. In countries like Japan, China, and India, the practice of young people taking in their aging parents is in decline.
聯(lián)合國在“國際老年人日”發(fā)布報告，預計到2022年，老年人口將超10億人。聯(lián)合國人口基金會發(fā)出警告，到2050年，老年人口或?qū)⒎叮?jīng)濟壓力倍增。隨著醫(yī)療技術，衛(wèi)生條件，食物營養(yǎng)的不斷改善，人口壽命延長。聯(lián)合國警告稱，老年人口扶貧是政府所要面臨的重大挑戰(zhàn)之一。像日本、中國、印度等國，不贍養(yǎng)老人現(xiàn)象增多。
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