Fertility and mortality decline are major drivers of Iran’s population aging. A rapid and sharp fall in fertility rates over the past three decades as well as a substantial rise in life expectancy are causing rapid aging of Iran’s population.
Iran needs a strategy for social and economic supports for an aging population
In this article in Ageing International (Vol 45, Issue 4), Associate Professor Mahmood Messkoub, Nader Mehri and Suzanne Kunkel investigate the implications of the rapidly ageing population in Iran.
They argue that the rapid population aging of Iran has significant implications for all societal institutions and decision makers that have to be addressed by the Iranian society.
Gender-related issues and socio-economic security in old age are two key issues resulting from such a fast population aging.
As with many rapidly aging populations, Iran needs a strategy for social and economic supports for an aging population that will not promote views of aging people as a burden.
'Trends, Determinants and the Implications of Population Aging in Iran' - read the full article
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