David E. Bloom|David Canning|Alyssa Lubet
Global Population Aging: Facts, Challenges, Solutions &amp; Perspectives
American Academy of Arts and Sciences|American Medical Association
rapid aging populations around world presents unprecedented set challenges shifting disease burden increased expenditure health longterm care laborforce shortages dissaving potential problems oldage income security view longer life spans particularly longer healthy life spans enormous gain human welfare challenges come fact current institutional social arrangements unsuited aging populations shifting demographics proposed solution therefore change institutions social arrangements first section essay provides statistical overview global population aging contributing factors second section outlines major challenges associated widespread population aging finally third section essay describes various responses challenges current prospective facing individuals businesses institutions governments