Carian mengenai topik ageing-nation

Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said it was important for the country to be prepared as Malaysia is expected to become an ageing nation by 2030.

Professor of Geriatric Medicine, Prof Dr Tan Maw Pin says Malaysia must move past the rhetoric of making children bear the responsibility of caring for their elderly parents.

MoF said the Department of Statistics Malaysia projected 7.3 pct of the total population will reach the age of 65 and above by 2022.

Malaysia is expected to be an ageing nation in just eight years but facilities for senior citizens are still lacking and leave much to be desired.

Some 8.5 per cent of Malaysian elderly could suffer from dementia, but this is just the tip of the iceberg.

Medium-and long-term socio-economic development plans to establish an agenda for an ageing nation by 2030 will be implemented by the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) under the Prime Minister's Department.

Malaysia will reach the ageing nation status earlier than expected following a decline in the number of births in the country.

The discussion also touched on the Action Plan for Social Sustainability towards an Ageing Nation 2030.

Rina said the percentage of senior citizens (above 60 years old) is expected to increase drastically to 5.3 million in the next 10 years.

Malaysia is becoming an ageing nation, with life expectancy increasing to 80 years by 2040. Do we have enough savings to sustain our livelihood up to the expected life expectancy of the nation?

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