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. 2020 Apr 30;61(2):189-192.
doi: 10.3325/cmj.2020.61.189.

Economic, fiscal, and societal consequences of population aging - looming catastrophe or fake news?

Jonathan Cylus  1 , Gemma Williams, Charles Normand, Josep Figueras
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Economic, fiscal, and societal consequences of population aging - looming catastrophe or fake news?

Jonathan Cylus et al. Croat Med J. .
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Figure 1
Additional percentage points of growth in per person health expenditure due to population aging, European Union average, 2015–2060. Source (5). Reproduced with permission from the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.
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Figure 2
Changes in per person tax and social contributions as the Japanese population ages (index 2015 = 100), 2015-2060. Source (13). Reproduced with permission from the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.
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Figure 3
Employment rates including informal caregiving (adjusted for full time equivalency) among people older than 55, selected European countries. Source (3). Reproduced with permission from the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.
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