HLTC22H3 Chapter 2: Chapter 2 Book Notes
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20th century, most countries had pyramid shaped population profiles, with children and young people greatly outnumbering those who were older. By the century"s end, however, the pyramid shape had changed as the percentage of the population who were children decreased and the number of middle aged and older persons increased. Global trend of all nations the increased of older people. The increase in thr number of older citizens is creating problems for developing countries that do nto have adequate resources or the economic stability to support a large older adult population. In the united states, ethnic diversity in the older population is growing. Not only european americans, this group now includes substantial numbers of asian, The greater number, ethnic diversity, and increasing age of the population will complicate treatment and service delivery in the areas of health and social care, as well as affecting transportation, business, education, and even recreation.
