As population age structures change over the coming decades, the cost of providing public education, pensions and health care will change significantly. Falling child dependency ratios and increasing old-age dependency ratios will affect the number of people that receive education and pension benefits. The changing age profile of the population will also affect the demand for health services. This study analyses how public expenditure in these areas, in 10 Caribbean countries, is likely to evolve in response to these demographic changes. It describes how populations are ageing in the Caribbean…
El boletín N° 23, Redatam Informa 2017 contiene interesantes artículos relacionados con aplicaciones de difusión web que utilizan Redatam Webserver para el procesamiento en línea de información socio demográfica. En primer lugar se presenta un estudio sobre las potencialidades de los censos de población para la desagregación de las estimaciones de mortalidad en la niñez. En el mismo, se utiliza una aplicación Redatam para calcular las estimaciones de mortalidad con el método de Brass específicamente para la población afrodescendiente y no-afrodescendiente de Brasil. Uno de los puntos relevante…
This report summarises the progress and challenges faced by the English French and Dutch-speaking Member and Associate Member Countries of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) in the implementation of the San José Charter on the rights of older persons in Latin America and the Caribbean and the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA) of 2002. The report forms part of the third cycle of review and appraisal of the implementation of MIPAA at the regional level and is based on replies received from States and other stakeholders to a questionnaire prepared by th…
Naciones Unidas