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dc.titleAging in Latin America and the Caribbean: social protection and quality of life of older persons
dc.contributor.authorAranco, Natalia
dc.contributor.authorBosch, Mariano
dc.contributor.authorStampini, Marco
dc.contributor.authorAzuara Herrera, Oliver
dc.contributor.authorGoyeneche, Laura
dc.contributor.authorIbarrarán, Pablo
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Déborah
dc.contributor.authorReyes Retana Torre, Maria
dc.contributor.authorSavedoff, William D.
dc.contributor.authorTorres Ramirez, Eric
dc.contributor.orgunitSocial Protection and Health Division
dc.contributor.orgunitLabor Markets Division
dc.contributor.orgunitLabor Markets Division
dc.contributor.orgunitSocial Protection and Health Division
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2022-06-08T13:06:00
dc.date.issue2022-06-08T00:06:00
dc.description.abstractIn this report, we analyze older persons quality of life in Latin America and the Caribbean, its relationship with social protection policies, and how these policies must adapt to respond to population aging. We create a measure of quality of life of older persons which combines healthy life expectancy and income security. For the purposes of this report, we define older persons social protection as the combination of pensions, healthcare, and long-term care. These policies have a direct relationship with older persons quality of life. Pensions reduce old-age poverty. Healthcare improves older persons health status and reduces the risk of poverty due to catastrophic medical expenses. Long-term care improves the wellbeing of care dependent persons and their family caregivers. These positive impacts of older persons social protection are documented in a wide body of literature. For each type of policy, we assess the level of coverage, the quality of the benefits they provide, as well as their current and future sustainability, both from a fiscal and from a social perspective.
dc.format.extent181
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004287
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Aging-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean-social-protection-and-quality-of-life-of-older-persons.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Envejecer-en-America-Latina-y-el-Caribe-proteccion-social-y-calidad-de-vida-de-las-personas-mayores.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/portuguese/document/Envelhecer-na-America-Latina-e-Caribe-proteco-social-e-qualidade-de-vida-entre-pessoas-idosas.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectSocial Protection
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectElderly
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectPopulation Aging
dc.subjectDisease
dc.subjectLong-term Care
dc.subjectLife Expectancy
dc.subjectSocial Welfare
dc.subjectPoverty
dc.subjectPension Systems
dc.subjectHealth Care
dc.subject.jelcodeI18 - Government Policy • Regulation • Public Health
dc.subject.jelcodeI31 - General Welfare, Well-Being
dc.subject.jelcodeI38 - Government Policy • Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
dc.subject.jelcodeI39 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Other
dc.subject.jelcodeJ14 - Economics of the Elderly • Economics of the Handicapped • Non-Labor Market Discrimination
dc.subject.jelcodeJ16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination
dc.subject.jelcodeJ18 - Public Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeJ21 - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
dc.subject.keywordsolder persons;population aging;pensions;healthcare;long-term care;quality of life
dc.typeMonographs
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-MG-01009
idb.operationRG-E1656
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