by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 15, 2024 | Data, Health, Pension & Social Security, Risk Management
Health insurance coverage is limited to 31 per cent of the elderly New Delhi: Only 29 per cent elderly people reported to have access to social security schemes, such as old-age pensions or provident funds, according to a study by the NGO HelpAge. A similar proportion...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 10, 2024 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Risk Management
The NGO said that 48.6 per cent of elderly respondents of the survey in urban areas did not visit doctors regularly due to financial constraints and logistical challenges and the corresponding figure for rural areas was 62.4 per cent A new study that surveyed elderly...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 18, 2024 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Policy
“India’s senior population is expected to experience a remarkable 254% growth, making it the fastest-growing demographic segment globally. By 2050, India is projected to house up to 340 million seniors, constituting approximately 17% of the world’s...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 26, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Pension & Social Security
Among several measures, the package envisages a so-called monthly “universal benefit” of 1,380 euros to support poor people over 80 with “very severe welfare needs”, a government document showed Rome: Italy’s government said on Thursday...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 13, 2023 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health
In 2022, 10,433 people, above the age of 65, died by suicide and in 2021, the number was 9,652. The provisional estimates released today indicate that suicide deaths further increased in 2022, rising from 48,183 deaths in 2021 to an estimated 49,449 deaths in 2022, an...
