Publication: Sri Lanka : Addressing the Needs of an Aging Population
Date
2008-06
ISSN
Published
2008-06
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
This study is about the key issues that
will have to be addressed in order to successfully avert
serious problems, or even crisis, as Sri Lanka's
inevitable population aging unfolds. The four main chapters
of this report focus on these four critical areas in turn.
The second chapter examines living arrangements,
intergenerational transfers as well as the respect and
authority old people enjoy. One of the biggest problems
facing old people is lack of independent financial sources,
so the third chapter provides an analysis of formal income
support programs including pensions and relevant safety net
programs. The fourth chapter evaluates the health status of
old people and how well placed the healthcare system is to
cope with an aging population. Finally, the fifth chapter
analyzes the implications of an aging labor force. These
chapters are preceded by an overview chapter that presents
demographic trends that have contributed to population aging
and sketches a portrait of the aging in Sri Lanka.
Citation
“World Bank. 2008. Sri Lanka : Addressing the Needs of an Aging Population. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/8105?show=full License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”