Kerala Ageing

7/25/2019 Kerala Ageing

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The issue of elderly

parents living alone inKerala

George Paulose


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Population Ageing

... is a phenomenonthat occurswhen the median age of a

country or region rises due torising life expectancy and/or

declining fertility rates.


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2000 - 10%

2025 - 15%

2050 - 21.6%

elderly people in the developingcountries

are 3-4 times more than of that of

developed countries.

Proportion of

elderly in Global Population


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20001- 7.7 crore

2013 10 crore 2031 17.! crore

2051 30 crore"

#f this 13.2crore $ould e 70&.

Proportion of

Elderly in Indian Population


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30 million are living alone

'ore elderly $omen thanelderly men

(hree out of )ve singleolder $omen are very poor

!0 per cent $or* for

livelihood.


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+acts aout ,eralas opulationAdvance in medical

facilities and higher

standard of living

Low mortality -

longevity

Family Planning

!areer "igher

living standards

Less children

are born #low

fertility$

Only state with sub replacement fertility


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Dependency Ratio is the ratio of people

of non-working age (both the young and

the old) to those of working age.

%&'' %&%(#ld /ge 1!.64 31 est.


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onseuence

ith increasing old age people andero population gro$th the

availaility of young $or*ers $illsoon egin to disappear.

(he epense of a household $hich$as more on education no$ $ill goto e on healthcare


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,eralas elderly opulation)oung families

migrate for career

opportunities

"igher

number

of elderlyin the

population

Fre*uent return of

the elderly tospend their sunset

years


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KERALA 60+ club

011 12 !0 la"hs

1of e#ery $persons

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1 of e#ery ' persons

050 ( 2)* %proection&


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Lonelinessof the elderlyFewer children

availableto ta6e

care ofelderly

parentsathome

In %& years

there is a

doublingin the number

of aged

people

living

/assiveemployment of

womenwho are

thetraditional


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Lonelinessof the elderlyAlterede7pectations on

family

obligations

In %& years

there is a

doublingin the number

of aged

people

living

Inter-

generational

con8icts


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Lonelinessof the elderly0hift in the

traditional

system of

socialsupport of

the elderly

through

multi

generational

!rippling e9ect

on the aged

causing

insecurity fearhelplessness

agony and

ma6es them

physically and

psychologically


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Lonelinessof the elderly

.ementia.epressionLoss ofmemory

andsuicides

increase

uicides y60&

';:(< -%&'&

'=:( < -%&'>


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,iscussion

How can the issue be addressed !hat is the role of the "o#ern$ent

!hat is the role of the ci#il societies and %"Os

!hat is the indi#idual responsibility

!hat is the way forward

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