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dc.titlePrevalence of care dependence among older persons in 26 Latin American and the Caribbean countries
dc.contributor.authorAranco, Natalia
dc.contributor.authorIbarrarán, Pablo
dc.contributor.authorStampini, Marco
dc.contributor.orgunitSocial Protection and Health Division
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2022-07-08T17:07:00
dc.date.issue2022-05-13T00:05:00
dc.description.abstractThe rapid aging of the population will cause a sharp increase in the demand for dependency care services in Latin America and the Caribbean. In order to inform policy-making, in this study we present novel estimates of the number of dependent older people in 26 countries in the region. For 10 of these countries, estimates are based on existing survey data. For the remaining 16, we used a statistical model to predict the prevalence of dependency care based on the relationship between this condition and age, sex, and health status. The number of dependent older people in the years 2035 and 2050 is also estimated. On average, we find that 14% of the population over 65 years of age was dependent in 2020, and this figure is projected to grow to 16% in 2050. Driven above all by the increase in the elderly population in the region, the number of dependent older people is expected to almost triple in the same period, from 8 million in 2020 to 23 million in 2050.
dc.format.extent22
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004250
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Prevalence-of-care-dependence-among-older-persons-in-26-Latin-American-and-the-Caribbean-countries.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Prevalencia-de-la-dependencia-funcional-entre-las-personas-mayores-en-26-paises-de-America-Latina-y-el-Caribe.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectElderly
dc.subjectLong-Term Care
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectPopulation Aging
dc.subject.jelcodeI18 - Government Policy • Regulation • Public Health
dc.subject.jelcodeH50 - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General
dc.subject.jelcodeJ14 - Economics of the Elderly • Economics of the Handicapped • Non-Labor Market Discrimination
dc.subject.jelcodeJ18 - Public Policy
dc.subject.keywordsfunctional dependence;long-term care;Latin American and the Caribbean
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-TN-02470
idb.operationRG-E1656
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