World Bank2012-06-142012-06-142008-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8105This 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.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTINGADULT MORTALITYAGE AT MARRIAGEAGEDAGINGAGING POPULATIONAVERAGE BENEFITSBARGAININGBIRTH RATESBLINDNESSBONDSCALCULATIONSCASH TRANSFERSCHILD CARECHILD HEALTHCHRONIC DISEASECITIZENSCOMMUNICABLE DISEASESCONTRACEPTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONSCURRENT PENSIONCURRENT POPULATIONDEAFNESSDEATH RATESDECISION MAKINGDEMOGRAPHIC CHANGEDEMOGRAPHIC FACTORSDEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITIONDEMOGRAPHIC TRENDSDEPENDENCYDEPENDENCY RATIODEPENDENCY RATIOSDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDIABETESDIETDISABILITYDIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIOSDIVORCEEARLY RETIREMENTEARNINGSECONOMIC CHANGESECONOMIC GROWTHEDUCATION OF WOMENEFFECTS OF POPULATIONELDERLYELDERLY MENELDERLY PARENTSELDERLY POPULATIONELDERLY WOMENEMOTIONAL SUPPORTEMPLOYMENT LEGISLATIONFAMILIESFAMILY MEMBERSFAMILY STRUCTURESFAMILY SUPPORTFEMALE LABOR FORCEFEMALE LIFE EXPECTANCYFERTILITYFERTILITY DECLINEFERTILITY RATEFERTILITY RATESFERTILITY TRENDSFEWER CHILDRENFEWER PEOPLEFIGHT AGAINST POVERTYFINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITYFISCAL SUSTAINABILITYFORMAL EDUCATIONFUTURE GENERATIONSGOVERNMENT ASSISTANCEGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE SYSTEMHEALTH INDICATORSHEALTH OUTCOMESHEALTH POLICYHEALTH PROMOTIONHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SPENDINGHEALTH SYSTEMHEALTH SYSTEMSHEALTHY LIFEHEALTHY LIFESTYLESHOLISTIC APPROACHHOSPITALHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEWIFEHUMAN DEVELOPMENTIDEAL NUMBER OF CHILDRENILL HEALTHILLNESSIMPACT OF POPULATIONINCIDENCE OF POVERTYINCOME SOURCEINCOME TRANSFERSINCOMESINEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTIONINFORMATION SYSTEMINHERITANCEINSTITUTIONALIZATIONINSURANCEINVESTINGINVESTMENT POLICYINVESTMENT RETURNSLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLABOR SUPPLYLABOUR FORCELAWSLIABILITYLIFE EXPECTANCYLIFETIMELONG-TERM CARELONGER LIFELOW FERTILITYLOW FERTILITY LEVELSLOWER FERTILITYLOWER INCOMELUMP SUMMARITAL FERTILITYMARITAL STATUSMARKETINGMIGRATIONMINIMUM INCOMEMINISTRY OF HEALTHMINISTRY OF LABOURMINORITYMODERNIZATIONMOMENTUM OF POPULATION GROWTHMORTALITYNATIONAL POPULATIONNUMBER OF CHILDRENNUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDSNUMBER OF PERSONSNURSINGNURSING HOMESOBESITYOLD AGEOLD MENOLD PEOPLEOLDER ADULTSOLDER MENOLDER PEOPLEOLDER PERSONSOLDER WOMENOLDER WORKERSOTHER ASSETSPATIENTPATIENTSPENSIONPENSION COVERAGEPENSION INCOMEPENSION POLICYPENSION SCHEMEPENSION SPENDINGPENSION SYSTEMPENSION SYSTEMSPENSION VALUEPENSIONABLE AGEPENSIONSPEOPLE WITH DISABILITIESPHYSICAL DISABILITIESPOLICY FRAMEWORKPOLICY IMPLICATIONSPOOR FAMILIESPOOR HEALTHPOPULATION GROWTHPOPULATION PROJECTIONSPOVERTY RATEPOVERTY RATESPRIMARY CAREGIVERSPRIMARY HEALTH CAREPROBABILITYPRODUCTIVITYPROGRESSPROVISION OF SUPPORTPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC PENSIONPUBLIC PENSION SCHEMESPUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONPULL FACTORSQUESTIONNAIRERATES OF RETURNREPLACEMENT LEVELREPLACEMENT RATERESPECTRETIREDRETIREMENTRETIREMENT AGERETIREMENT AGESRETIREMENT PLANSRICHER COUNTRIESRISK FACTORSRURAL AREASSAFETYSAFETY NETSAFETY NET PROGRAMSSAFETY NETSSAVINGSSCHOOL-AGE POPULATIONSCREENINGSENIORSERVICE DELIVERYSEVERANCESEVERANCE PAYSEXSIBLINGSSKILLED WORKERSSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMSSOCIAL NORMSSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL WELFARESOURCES OF INCOMESPOUSESPOUSESSUPPORT PROGRAMSSUPPORT TO FAMILIESTERMINATIONTRADITIONAL FAMILYUNEMPLOYEDUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT RATESURBAN AREASVALUABLEWAGEWAGESWITHDRAWALWOMANWORKERSWORKFORCEWORKING AGEWORKING AGE POPULATIONWORKING CONDITIONSWORKING LIVESYOUNG PEOPLEYOUNG WORKERSWorld Bank10.1596/8105