Megatrends 360°

Health Care & Medical Devices for an Aging Population

Investment implications

  • An aging global population requires new approaches to healthcare and provides opportunities for investors.
  • Consider healthcare-focused early-stage investments weighted to pharmaceuticals and life sciences targeted at ailments such as Parkinson's disease, diabetes, Alzheimer's and life-expectancy gene therapies.
  • There is a growing opportunity for providers to develop medical devices and technologies that help the elderly remain healthy and active. This "silvertech" theme is a potential long-term opportunity.

TWO-THIRDS OF THE WORLD’S OLDER POPULATION LIVES IN EMERGING MARKETS

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Source: United Nations Division
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Source: United Nations Division

THE OLD ARE OUTNUMBERING THE YOUNG

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Source: United Nations Population Division
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Source: United Nations Population Division

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