For every period of history, humanity has tried to find the way to immortality. There is a fact that people's life expectancy is increasing due to medical development. This essay will discuss the positive and negative aspects of a long life.
On the one hand, an upward trend of life expectancy shows higher life living standards in the country. That means that there is scientific advancement, especially in medicine and (healthcare), which helps aids people in staying healthy as long as possible. Hence, this fact makes life in this country safer and more attractive. For example, in such developed countries as Japan and the USA there are 29 and 24 percent of people older than 65 years respectively in 2021. Thus, a high percentage of the older population indicates good living conditions in the country.
On the other hand, the growth of the older population leads to negative changings changes in the economic sphere. That is because older people often cannot work and they live on the government's financial resources, which in its turn are provided by taxes. Therefore, the more people who get older the more taxes should be paid to the government by younger generations. For example, the United Nations in 2018 predicted that every sixth person in the world will be older than 65 years by the beginning of 2050, which means that every 2 workable people will "support" at least one elderly person. In other words, an increase in the number of the old population leads to financial burdens for the working population.
In conclusion, although a rise of in life expectancy is an important indicator of countries' development, I think that economic problems caused by this phenomenon are critical
For every period of history, humanity has tried to find the way to immortality. There is a fact that
people
's
life
expectancy is increasing due to medical development. This essay will discuss the
positive
and
negative
aspects of a long life.
On the one hand, an upward trend of
life
expectancy
shows
higher
life
living standards in the country. That means that there is scientific advancement,
especially
in medicine and (healthcare), which
helps
aids
people
in staying healthy as long as possible.
Hence
, this fact
makes
life
in this country safer and more attractive.
For example
, in such
developed countries
as Japan and the USA there are 29 and 24 percent of
people
older
than 65 years
respectively
in 2021.
Thus
, a high percentage of the
older
population indicates
good
living conditions in the country.
On the other hand
, the growth of the
older
population leads to
negative
changings
changes
in the economic sphere.
That is
because
older
people
often
cannot
work and
they
live
on the
government
's financial resources, which in its turn
are provided
by taxes.
Therefore
, the more
people
who
get
older
the more taxes should
be paid
to the
government
by younger generations.
For example
, the United Nations in 2018 predicted that every sixth person in the world will be
older
than 65 years by the beginning of 2050, which means that every 2
workable
people
will
"
support
"
at least one elderly person.
In other words
, an increase in the number of the
old
population leads to financial burdens for the working population.
In conclusion
, although a rise of in
life
expectancy is an
important
indicator of countries' development, I
think
that economic problems caused by this phenomenon are critical