tailieunhanh - Health and Elderly Care Expenditure in an AgingWorld

Ageing can generally be described as the process of growing old and is an intricate part of the life cycle. Basically it is a multi-dimensional process and affects almost every aspect of human life. Introduction to the study of human ageing have typically emphasized changes in demography focusing on the ‘ageing of population’- a trend, which has characterized industrial societies throughout the twentieth century but in recent decades, has become a worldwide phenomenon. Ageing is basically the result of a two dimensional demographic transformation which is explained by overall declines in mortality and fertility. . | Health and Elderly Care Expenditure in an Aging World Leslie Mayhew RR-00-21 September 2000 International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Laxenburg Austria Tel 43 2236 807 Fax 43 2236 71313 E-mail publications@ Web International Standard Book Number 3-7045-0139-5 Research Reports which record research conducted at IIASA are independently reviewed before publication. Views or opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of the Institute its National Member Organizations or other organizations supporting the work. Copyright 2000 International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopy recording or any information storage or retrieval system without permission in writing from the copyright holder. Cover design by Anka James. Printed by Remaprint Vienna. Contents Abstract iv Acknowledgments iv 1 Introduction 1 2 Health Care Services 6 Measuring Health Expenditure. 6 Method of Analysis. 10 More Developed Countries. 13 Less Developed Countries . 16 3 Disability and Welfare Services 19 Measuring Disability. 19 Method of Analysis. 22 More Developed Countries. 24 Less Developed Countries . 27 Disability and the Provision of Elderly Care Services. 27 4 Conclusions 36 Annex Overview of Method Used to Measure Disability 38 References 41 .