Many developed countries are experiencing substantial increases in average lifespan .There are host of reasons behind this phenomenon, and several solutions should be adopted to address this problem.
There are two primary reasons why people now live longer than in the past.
Firstly, the longer life span detrimentally affects individuals’ mental and physical health. From my perspective, the longer people live, the weaker they become. The degradation in health can results in a plethora of diseases that the older people have to painfully withstand. Furthermore, when not having enough good health they are incapable of keeping work and then they will feel left out or redundant. As a consequence, there are high rates that they are prone to negative feelings, thereby adversely affecting their mental health. Secondly, stagnation on a national scale is an ultimate issue caused by having too many old people. A great proportion of government fund and social welfare would be allocated to health care .Thus, there would be an imbalance in investment in other sectors, namely education or transportation, which play a pivotal role in developing country.
In order to address the aforementioned issues, several actions can be taken. The first measure is gradually lifting the retirement age. The government is implementing this solution by increasing the retirement age by a few months every year. This would ensure that people can still be a contributor to society when they reach their old age. A second solution is to offer fitness facilities that would encourage the elderly to do regular physical exercises. As a result, they would find their own happiness in their later years of life. In addition, once old people have good health, the demand for health care and social welfare would significantly reduce.
In conclusion, having a large percentage of old people is causing pressure on those individuals and society. However, there are many solutions to this problem that the governments can adopt.