In 2020, there will be about 260 million people aged 60 and over, accounting for about 18.70%. The rise of the aging population means that the process of population aging in China is accelerating.
The elderly itself is a vulnerable group in society. With the continuous growth of age, their immune function will gradually decline, and their physiological function will begin to deteriorate. Alzheimer's disease, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, rheumatism and so on are common diseases in the elderly.
In China, 75.8% of the elderly aged 60 and over are troubled by one or more chronic diseases, and one person suffers from a variety of chronic diseases. Chronic diseases have become the main reason for the disease burden of the elderly in China. Chronic diseases cause great physical and psychological damage to patients and affect their ability to work and quality of life due to their long course and prolonged illness.
With the aging situation becoming more and more serious, the scale of semi disabled elderly groups in China will gradually expand. How to deal with the disease burden brought by aging is a big problem worthy of consideration by the whole society.
