HLTHAGE 1BB3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Human Development Index, Demographic Transition, Old Age Security

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Health, Aging and Society
• Course: HLTHAGE 1BB3
• Professor: Jessica Gish

Document Summary

Chine in the future: better healthcare led to a decline in the morality, an increase in very old population will put further burden on the young. Aging in the developed nations: also have large proportions of older people in their population, low fertility rates and low death rates will lead to continued population aging. Canada comes of age: demographers study three conditions that affect a population"s size and structure: immigration, death rates, and birth rates. Immigration: played the smallest part in the aging of canada"s population, continued to add to canada"s population until the start of the great. Immigration does increase the diversity of all age groups, and it creates new challenges for families, communities, and groups that serve older people. Death rates: death rate: # of deaths per 1,000 people in a population, control of childhood disease, better prenatal care, and improved nutrition.