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→New Zealand and its growing problem of hyper-aging towns and cities
MacauBusiness.com notes: "The [[World Health Organization]] defines a country as having an “ageing society” when the proportion of people aged 65 or more is between 7 and 14 per cent of the total population; as having an “aged society” if this proportion is between 15 and 20 per cent; and as having a “super-” or “hyper-aged society” when this proportion is 21 per cent or higher."<ref>[https://www.macaubusiness.com/special-report-2031-the-hyper-aging-society-scenario/ Special Report – 2031: The hyper-aging society scenario], MacauBusiness.com, 2021</ref>
MacauBusiness.com notes: "The [[World Health Organization]] defines a country as having an “ageing society” when the proportion of people aged 65 or more is between 7 and 14 per cent of the total population; as having an “aged society” if this proportion is between 15 and 20 per cent; and as having a “super-” or “hyper-aged society” when this proportion is 21 per cent or higher."<ref>[https://www.macaubusiness.com/special-report-2031-the-hyper-aging-society-scenario/ Special Report – 2031: The hyper-aging society scenario], MacauBusiness.com, 2021</ref>
According the New Zealand government: "By 2030, it is expected that 19–21 percent of New Zealanders will be aged 65+, compared with 16 percent in 2020. By 2048, this proportion is expected to reach 21–26 percent, and reach 24–34 percent by 2073.<ref>[https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/national-population-projections-2020base2073 National population projections: 2020(base)–2073], www.stats.govt.nz website</ref>
According the New Zealand government: "By 2030, it is expected that 19–21 percent of New Zealanders will be aged 65+, compared with 16 percent in 2020. By 2048, this proportion is expected to reach 21–26 percent, and reach 24–34 percent by 2073."<ref>[https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/national-population-projections-2020base2073 National population projections: 2020(base)–2073], www.stats.govt.nz website</ref>
The 2022 the journal article ''A “death-laden society”: The next stage of a hyper-aged Japan and health challenges ahead'' published in the ''Aging and Health Research'' indicated about aging "death laden" societies: "A death-laden society is when the whole society, including younger people, are overwhelmed with the burdens of the ballooning deaths of those in advanced age at a scale unparalleled in history."<ref>[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667032122000567#:~:text=Preceding%20the%20rest%20of%20the%20world%2C%20in%202007%20Japan%20became,or%20older2%20%5B1%5D. ''A “death-laden society”: The next stage of a hyper-aged Japan and health challenges ahead''] by Masa Higo, ''Aging and Health Research''
The 2022 the journal article ''A “death-laden society”: The next stage of a hyper-aged Japan and health challenges ahead'' published in the ''Aging and Health Research'' indicated about aging "death laden" societies: "A death-laden society is when the whole society, including younger people, are overwhelmed with the burdens of the ballooning deaths of those in advanced age at a scale unparalleled in history."<ref>[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667032122000567#:~:text=Preceding%20the%20rest%20of%20the%20world%2C%20in%202007%20Japan%20became,or%20older2%20%5B1%5D. ''A “death-laden society”: The next stage of a hyper-aged Japan and health challenges ahead''] by Masa Higo, ''Aging and Health Research''