Sri Lanka : Addressing the Needs of an Aging Population

Sri Lanka : Addressing the Needs of an Aging Population

This study is about the key issues that will have to be addressed in order to successfully avert serious problems, or even crisis, as Sri Lanka's inevitable population aging unfolds. The four main chapters of this report focus on these four cr...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Social Protection Study
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ADULT MORTALITY AGE AT MARRIAGE AGED AGING AGING POPULATION AVERAGE BENEFITS BARGAINING BIRTH RATES BLINDNESS BONDS CALCULATIONS CASH TRANSFERS CHILD CARE CHILD HEALTH CHRONIC DISEASE CITIZENS COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CONTRACEPTION CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTIONS CURRENT PENSION CURRENT POPULATION DEAFNESS DEATH RATES DECISION MAKING DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS DEPENDENCY DEPENDENCY RATIO DEPENDENCY RATIOS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIABETES DIET DISABILITY DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIOS DIVORCE EARLY RETIREMENT EARNINGS ECONOMIC CHANGES ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION OF WOMEN EFFECTS OF POPULATION ELDERLY ELDERLY MEN ELDERLY PARENTS ELDERLY POPULATION ELDERLY WOMEN EMOTIONAL SUPPORT EMPLOYMENT LEGISLATION FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY STRUCTURES FAMILY SUPPORT FEMALE LABOR FORCE FEMALE LIFE EXPECTANCY FERTILITY FERTILITY DECLINE FERTILITY RATE FERTILITY RATES FERTILITY TRENDS FEWER CHILDREN FEWER PEOPLE FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY FORMAL EDUCATION FUTURE GENERATIONS GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPENDING HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTHY LIFE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES HOLISTIC APPROACH HOSPITAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEWIFE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IDEAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN ILL HEALTH ILLNESS IMPACT OF POPULATION INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME SOURCE INCOME TRANSFERS INCOMES INEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION SYSTEM INHERITANCE INSTITUTIONALIZATION INSURANCE INVESTING INVESTMENT POLICY INVESTMENT RETURNS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR SUPPLY LABOUR FORCE LAWS LIABILITY LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFETIME LONG-TERM CARE LONGER LIFE LOW FERTILITY LOW FERTILITY LEVELS LOWER FERTILITY LOWER INCOME LUMP SUM MARITAL FERTILITY MARITAL STATUS MARKETING MIGRATION MINIMUM INCOME MINISTRY OF HEALTH MINISTRY OF LABOUR MINORITY MODERNIZATION MOMENTUM OF POPULATION GROWTH MORTALITY NATIONAL POPULATION NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS NUMBER OF PERSONS NURSING NURSING HOMES OBESITY OLD AGE OLD MEN OLD PEOPLE OLDER ADULTS OLDER MEN OLDER PEOPLE OLDER PERSONS OLDER WOMEN OLDER WORKERS OTHER ASSETS PATIENT PATIENTS PENSION PENSION COVERAGE PENSION INCOME PENSION POLICY PENSION SCHEME PENSION SPENDING PENSION SYSTEM PENSION SYSTEMS PENSION VALUE PENSIONABLE AGE PENSIONS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES PHYSICAL DISABILITIES POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY IMPLICATIONS POOR FAMILIES POOR HEALTH POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION PROJECTIONS POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES PRIMARY CAREGIVERS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROBABILITY PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PROVISION OF SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC PENSION PUBLIC PENSION SCHEMES PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PULL FACTORS QUESTIONNAIRE RATES OF RETURN REPLACEMENT LEVEL REPLACEMENT RATE RESPECT RETIRED RETIREMENT RETIREMENT AGE RETIREMENT AGES RETIREMENT PLANS RICHER COUNTRIES RISK FACTORS RURAL AREAS SAFETY SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SCHOOL-AGE POPULATION SCREENING SENIOR SERVICE DELIVERY SEVERANCE SEVERANCE PAY SEX SIBLINGS SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE SOURCES OF INCOME SPOUSE SPOUSES SUPPORT PROGRAMS SUPPORT TO FAMILIES TERMINATION TRADITIONAL FAMILY UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES URBAN AREAS VALUABLE WAGE WAGES WITHDRAWAL WOMAN WORKERS WORKFORCE WORKING AGE WORKING AGE POPULATION WORKING CONDITIONS WORKING LIVES YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG WORKERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9649178/sri-lanka-addressing-needs-aging-population http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8105

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Summary:	This study is about the key issues that will have to be addressed in order to successfully avert serious problems, or even crisis, as Sri Lanka's inevitable population aging unfolds. The four main chapters of this report focus on these four critical areas in turn. The second chapter examines living arrangements, intergenerational transfers as well as the respect and authority old people enjoy. One of the biggest problems facing old people is lack of independent financial sources, so the third chapter provides an analysis of formal income support programs including pensions and relevant safety net programs. The fourth chapter evaluates the health status of old people and how well placed the healthcare system is to cope with an aging population. Finally, the fifth chapter analyzes the implications of an aging labor force. These chapters are preceded by an overview chapter that presents demographic trends that have contributed to population aging and sketches a portrait of the aging in Sri Lanka.

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