4. Mega Trend 1: Ageing
The Silver Tsunami
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Source: http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/ageing/WPA2017_Infochart.pdf
Ageing
2017
The number of older
persons worldwide
is expected
to double by 2050
1 in 8 people are
aged 60 or over
in 2017
1 in 5 will be
aged 60 or over
in 2050
Almost all countries are ageing
Older persons
are becoming
more likely
to live alone
and less likely
to live with
their children
2017 2050
Photo credit: “Dancing elderly couple” by Dennis van Zuijklekom, 2015.
(https://flickr.com/photos/dvanzuijlekom/19943090382/), used under CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped from original.
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2017 2050
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
1990 2010
Percentage
Household living arrangements of persons aged 60+
Other
With children
With spouse only
Alone
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050
Billions
Persons aged 60 years or above
More developed regions Less developed regions
23. The opportunity: Collaboration
22
Families &
friends
Social
media Co
HIT Co
Payors Medical
Technology
Co
Telecom Co
Employers
Pharmacies
Co.
Life
sciences
Consumer
electronics
Retailers Co
Food Co
Providers
Information
companies
Self-managed
patient
► Social support
► Community
engagement
► Patient
data
► Financing
► Risk sharing ► Remote
care
► Diagnostics
► Connectivity
► Counseling
► Drugs
► Efficacy
insights
► Behavioral
change
► Access
► Nutrition
► Functional
Foods
► Health
literacy
► Medical
expertise
Source: adapted from EY