Ageing Polulations: More care or later care?

Bidragets oversatte titel: Den aldrende befolkning: Mere behandling og omsorg, eller blot senere behandling og omsorg?

Publikation: Kapitel i bog/rapport/konference-proceedingKapitel i bogForskningpeer review

Abstract

An ageing society is characterised by an increasing median age of the population. The purpose of this chapter is to document the existing knowledge about the association between population ageing and health care expenditure, and to supplement this overview by a summary of our original research. Studies found in the literature are either based on data from a single country with individuals as the unit of observation or from a number of countries with aggregate data at country level. While different studies show different results due to differences in methods and data, the general impression is that ageing as such can be expected only to a cause modest increase in health care expenditure per capita in the future. This conclusion is supported by our own empirical study, based on 15 EU countries.
Bidragets oversatte titelDen aldrende befolkning: Mere behandling og omsorg, eller blot senere behandling og omsorg?
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TitelNordic Economic Policy Review
RedaktørerTor Iversen, Sverre Kittelsen
Antal sider31
Vol/bind2
UdgivelsesstedKøbenhavn
ForlagNordisk Ministerråd
Publikationsdato2013
Sider23-53
AnsøgerNordisk Ministerråd
ISBN (Trykt)978-92-893-2496-0
StatusUdgivet - 2013
NavnTemaNord
Vol/bind2013:514
ISSN0908-6692

Bibliografisk note

TemaNord 2013:514

Emneord

  • health care expenditure
  • agei ng

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