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1. 1 race against time: healthcare for an aging world
An aging population coupled with improvements
in medical care threaten to launch healthcare
costs into the stratosphere.
Ehealth can reduce these costs and improve the
quality of life for seniors by keeping them at
home and healthy.
race against time
healthcare for an aging world

2. 2 race against time: healthcare for an aging world
spending is on the rise due to an aging population
and an increase in people living with chronic illnesses
rising health costs
3x 2050
spending on long-term
care could triple by 2050
2060
29.1%
2010
25%
EU age-related spending
as proportion of GDP
75%
of healthcare costs are
due to chronic conditions
66%
of seniors have at least
two chronic conditions

3. 3 race against time: healthcare for an aging world
information & communications technology can help governments and
healthcare providers meet the challenge of aging populations
global demographic challenge
2010
19.5%
US
2060
36.8%
2010
29.5%
EU
2060
56.2%
2010
11.3%
China
2060
51.8%
2010
11.3%
South Korea
2060
51.8%
2010
9.8%
Mexico
2060
38.6%
old age dependency
2010 2060
ratio of seniors to working
population

4. 4 race against time: healthcare for an aging world
ehealth can improve healthcare outcomes, cut costs by treating people at
home and reduce hospital overheads
improving healthcare for seniors
reduce hospital
admissions by
shorten hospital
stays by of patients are
satisfied with
ehealth services
85%
50% 50%

5. 5 race against time: healthcare for an aging world
80% of people over 50 want to stay in their own homes as they age
home healthcare technology
73%
of European seniors feel safer
with a social alarm that detects
falls and calls for help
48% > 81%
electronic prescription
reminders improve compliance
of life-saving medication
3 months
amount of time home monitoring
of kidney failure patients in France
delays dialysis

6. 6 race against time: healthcare for an aging world
ICT helps seniors feel part of a community
and maintain contact with friends and family
social inclusion
40%
non-internet
users
UK seniors that never felt lonely
60%
internet
users

7. 7 race against time: healthcare for an aging world
race against time
healthcare for an aging world
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presentation created by Futurity Media
sources: OECD, EU, CDC, WHO, Eurostat, Commonwealth Fund, AARP,
Seniorwatch, New Zealand, Orange, International Longevity Centre, AHRQ