Abstract

NIETO ANTOLINEZ ECO, Mario Leonardo  and  ALONSO PALACIO, Luz Marina. Is our country ready to face the challenges set by the aging population?. Salud, Barranquilla [online]. 2007, vol.23, n.2, pp.292-301. ISSN 0120-5552.

Aging of the population is an occurrence that has become a reality for all humanity and Colombia is not an exception to it. What is the aging population? Why is humanity aging? How aged is our country in comparative terms? What are the current conditions of our elderly in matters of health, shelter, education, economic security, and what are their future perspectives? All of these are pertinent questions, some easier to answer than others, however, we do keep in mind our great restrictions in fiscal matters and what's worse, the lack of importance we have given to this demographical change and the challenges that it brings. In this article we present a general view of aging in the Colombian population, pointing out each one of the aspects mentioned above, with the purpose of warning about the necessity to strengthen investigation in all areas to find proper answers to this historic change.

Keywords : Changes in the population; aging.

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