Podcasts Government Asia's Developing Future Overturning common assumptions about the burden of population aging

Overturning common assumptions about the burden of population aging

Published: May 20, 2022, 6:54 a.m.

In this podcast, Vegard Skirbekk of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and Columbia University describes a new measure of aging burden that takes into account age-related health \u2013 the health adjusted dependency ratio. Skirbekk explains how this indicator overturns common assumptions about the population aging burden and its impacts across countries reflected in the traditional old-age dependency ratio. He also describes the policy significance, especially in countries with young but rapidly aging populations, including those in developing Asia.\n\nRead the transcript: https://adbi.me/3LuupRF