TY - JOUR
T1 - Population aging
T2 - A comparison among industrialized countries
AU - Anderson, Gerard F.
AU - Hussey, Peter Sotir
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Increasing longevity and declining fertility rates are shifting the age distribution of populations in industrialized countries toward older age groups. Some countries will experience this demographic shift before others will. In this DataWatch we compare the effects of population aging on health spending, retirement policies, use of long-term care services, workforce composition, and income across eight countries: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. International comparisons suggest that the United States is generally well positioned to cope with population aging; however, three areas should be carefully monitored: heavy reliance on private-sector funding of retirement, coverage of pharmaceuticals for the elderly, and a high proportion of private long-term care financing.
AB - Increasing longevity and declining fertility rates are shifting the age distribution of populations in industrialized countries toward older age groups. Some countries will experience this demographic shift before others will. In this DataWatch we compare the effects of population aging on health spending, retirement policies, use of long-term care services, workforce composition, and income across eight countries: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. International comparisons suggest that the United States is generally well positioned to cope with population aging; however, three areas should be carefully monitored: heavy reliance on private-sector funding of retirement, coverage of pharmaceuticals for the elderly, and a high proportion of private long-term care financing.
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U2 - 10.1377/hlthaff.19.3.191
DO - 10.1377/hlthaff.19.3.191
M3 - Article
C2 - 10812799
AN - SCOPUS:0007467314
SN - 0278-2715
VL - 19
SP - 191
EP - 203
JO - Health Affairs
JF - Health Affairs
IS - 3
ER -