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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 $persons
016 1! %estimate&
1 of e#ery ' persons
050 ( 2)* %proection&
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Lonelinessof the elderlyFewer children
availableto ta6e
care ofelderly
parentsathome
In %& years
there is a
doublingin the number
of aged
people
living
/assiveemployment of
womenwho are
thetraditional
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Lonelinessof the elderlyAlterede7pectations on
family
obligations
In %& years
there is a
doublingin the number
of aged
people
living
Inter-
generational
con8icts
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Lonelinessof the elderly0hift in the
traditional
system of
socialsupport of
the elderly
through
multi
generational
!rippling e9ect
on the aged
causing
insecurity fearhelplessness
agony and
ma6es them
physically and
psychologically
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Lonelinessof the elderly
.ementia.epressionLoss ofmemory
andsuicides
increase
uicides y60&
';:(< -%&'&
'=:( < -%&'>
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,iscussion
How can the issue be addressed !hat is the role of the "o#ern$ent
!hat is the role of the ci#il societies and %"Os
!hat is the indi#idual responsibility
!hat is the way forward