With aging comes more experience and wisdom, but it’s also the prime time of our lives to nurture health and well-being in order to age gracefully. Filipinos have a life expectancy of 71 years- an increase of 15 years in the average lifespan compared to the 1960s. According to the World Health Organization, 1 in 6 people in the world will be aged 60 years or over by 2030.
By 2050, the world’s population of people aged 60 years and older will double, while persons aged 80 years and older is expected to triple in number between 2020 and 2050. The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs has also projected a significant increase in the global population aged 60 years and above. By the year 2100, the aging society will be at 3.
1 Billion, a billion more from the 2.1 Billion in 2050. Geriatric syndromes The World Health Organization describes aging as a natural occurrence that results from the impacts of the accumulation of a wide variety of molecular and cellular damage over time, leading to a gradual decrease in physical and mental capacity.
Beyond the biological factors, aging can also be associated with other significant life transitions and conditions. Dr. Deana Santos-Ringor, Gerontologist from Manila Doctors Hospital (MDH), discussed the various aspects that influence health to older adults.
This could be individual factors like a person’s behavior, age-related changes, genetics, and diseases, or environmental factors including their residence, transpor.