Profit from exploding health-care needs

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Three main factors continue to drive demand for health-care products and services: the rapid aging of the population in the developed countries; the expansion of medical services in developing countries; and significant new developments in the field of medical technology and innovation. The aging of the population in developed markets A combination of declining fertility rates and increasing life expectancy has resulted in a rapidly aging global population. According to the latest U.N. World Population Prospects report, the global population of people over 65 years is expected to jump from 617 million to a whopping 1.6 billion between 2017 and 2050. The proportion of older people to the overall population will double from 8% in 2017 to 16% by 2050. North America will see an increase of 44 million older people (that is a 75% increase) and Europe, a 70 million, or 54%, increase. A study by the U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics confirms that average annual health-care spending increases rapidly for people over…