'Invest in an ageing population'

The population in the US is ageing rapidly. In the latest consensus, the 65-and-older population grew by over a third (34.2% or 13,787,044) during the past decade, and by 3.2% (1,688,924) from 2018 to 2019. Population growth was likely to slow in 2020 as a result of the pandemic, however, it still remains on an upward trend. Outside of Covid, chronic disease is a significant challenge to this cohort. The percentage of the US population aged 65 or older is projected to reach 23.5% in 2060, which is 98 million people.  Today, over 65s number 49 million and around 73% of the population h...