Health equals wealth: the global longevity dividend

This report (launched ahead of the G20 Finance Ministers ' meeting) looks at the significant, and growing, economic contributions of older people across the G20. It argues that leveraging the economic contributions of older people will be instrumental in the global post-pandemic recovery, and that addressing health barriers to spending, working, caring and volunteering for longer can unlock a significant ' longevity dividend ' . The analysis finds that countries that spend more on health as a proportion of GDP see higher employment participation, volunteering, and spending by older people. Furthermore, increasing preventive health spending by just 0.1 per cent is associated with a 9 per cent increase in annual spending by people aged 60 and over.

Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - October 19, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news