Qu: What are the problems of an aging population?

Aim: To find out about the problems created as the average age in the UK
increases.

Starter: Define the following terms:

1. Life expectancy
2. Old age dependency ratio

Activities:
A) Analysing the data
1. Using the data table, create a graph to illustrate the changes in life
expectancy for two MEDC’s and one LEDC from the list below:

Life expectancy
(males/females)
1970 2000 2025
Japan 71/76 77/83 82/85
Italy 69/75 75/82 79/84
UK 69/75 74/79 76/82
USA 68/75 73/79 76/82
China 63/64 69/72 74/78
India 51/49 60/61 66/68
Kenya 49/53 54/58 61/63

2. Describe the graph you have drawn. (Don’t forget to mention trends,
figures and dates).

Firstly Also Furthermore

3. Suggest reasons for the trends you have described.

B) Discussing the consequences:

In pairs, discuss and note done on sugar paper what you think the consequences
of an aging population are, using the following headings:
• Problems created by the increase in life expectancy
• Problems facing the elderly

Created by D.Drake
http://abbeyfieldhumanities.blogspot.com

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