a profile of older men and older women
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A PROFILE OF OLDER MEN AND OLDER WOMEN. INDIA 2012. PROFILE OF AN OLDER COUNTRY. 144 million Indians are of 60-plus years 60-plus is the world’s largest growing age group By 2013, India will be the country with the most aged population - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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A PROFILE OF OLDER MEN AND OLDER WOMEN
INDIA 2012
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PROFILE OF AN OLDER COUNTRY
• 144 million Indians are of 60-plus years
• 60-plus is the world’s largest growing
age group
• By 2013, India will be the country with
the most aged population
• Chief reasons for this: increase in life
expectancy, decrease in fertility
• By 2025, one in every five Indians will
be a senior citizen
• 70% of India’s old live in villages
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POPULATION AGING TRENDS: PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION AGED ABOVE 65
2010 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050 2055 2060 2065 2070 2075 2080 2085 2090 2095 21000.00
5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
35.00
40.00
IndiaIndonesiaMalaysiaThailandChina
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FEWER BABIES AND GREATER NUMBER OF OLDER PERSONS
1950-1955
1955-1960
1960-1965
1965-1970
1970-1975
1975-1980
1980-1985
1985-1990
1990-1995
1995-2000
2000-2005
2005-2010
2010-2015
2015-2020
2020-2025
2025-2030
2030-2035
2035-2040
2040-2045
2045-2050
0
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
1-2 Trends in Total Fertility In India
2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050 2055 2060 2065 2070 2075 2080 2085 2090 2095 21000
200 000
400 000
600 000
800 000
1 000 000
1 200 000
1 400 000
1-3 trends in the Age Group Composition In India
0-1415-6465-Above
in '1
000
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INCREASE IN LIFE EXPECTANCY
1950-1955
1955-1960
1960-1965
1965-1970
1970-1975
1975-1980
1980-1985
1985-1990
1990-1995
1995-2000
2000-2005
2005-2010
2010-2015
2015-2020
2020-2025
2025-2030
2030-2035
2035-2040
2040-2045
2045-2050
20.00
30.00
40.00
50.00
60.00
70.00
80.00
1-4 Trends in Life Expectancy In India ,by Gender
WomenMen
In y
ears
China India Indonesia Malaysia Singapore Thailand40.0045.0050.0055.0060.0065.0070.0075.0080.0085.00
1-5 Life Expectancy at Birth (2010-15)
In y
ears
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HELATH ISSUES, ISOLATIONS AND
LONLINESS
• One in every four aged persons suffers from depression
• One in every three has arthritis
• One in every five cannot hear
• One in every three suffers from high BP and related
complications
• One in every two has poor vision
• One in every five is diabetic
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FELT ISOLATION
60-70 71-80 81+0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
Resp
onde
nts
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CAUSES OF ISOLATION
not isolated
other reaso
ns
no/less
interaction w
ith fa
mily m
embers
living alo
ne or with
spouse only
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
1629
167
44233781
social emotional both no0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
1085
954
1842
11191214
1320
1956
510
rural urban
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FAMILY STRUCTURE AFFECTING ISOLATION
alone with spouse nuclear families joint families0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
Resp
onde
nts
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COMMON SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
attending social events; 21%
reading and watching tv; 17%
visiting religious places; 20%
meeting friends/rel-atives; 15%
social work; 23%
other activities; 4%
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OLD AGE SCHEMES AND PROGRAMMES IN INDIA
• Technology Interventions for Elderly (TIE)
• Programme for Older Persons
• National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)
• Annapurna Scheme
• Free Legal Aids
• Rebates
• Concessions & Other Incentives
• Insurance Policies & Benefits
• Mediclaim/Health Insurance
• Concessions & Facilities
• Health Facilities
• NGO’s & Voluntary Organizations
• Miscellaneous
• National Policy on Older Person
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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN OLD AGE POLICIES IN INDIA
PROPOSAL FOR ‘NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGING’
•Centres at the AIIMS, Delhi, and Madras Medical College, Chennai.
•The institute will seek structural solutions to India-specific problems
NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR HEALTHCARE FOR THE ELDERLY (NPHCE)
•Aimed at providing preventive, curative and rehabilitative care
•Implemented in 100 districts in 21 states before a nationwide rollout
•The programme needs to target dementia in its various forms, hearing and
vision disorders, diabetes and hypertension, cardiac problems, osteoporosis
and arthritis.