Report on Health of Older Adults in New Zealand and India
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1Health of Older AdultsContentsIntroduction......................................................................................................................................2Comparison between New Zealand and India on the basis of Life Expectancy.............................2Factors that influence Life Expectancy for people in New Zealand and India................................3He Korowai Oranga: Maori Health Strategy (2013/2014)..............................................................4Background and reason for the development of He Korowai Oranga.............................................5Comparison of the theme of the strategy with the international perspective of the same/ similar theme................................................................................................................................................6References........................................................................................................................................7
2Health of Older AdultsIntroductionOld age does not have a specific definition but is characterized by incapacity of a person to perform the previous obligations, coming across new roles, or inability to make active assistances to society (World Health Organization, 2001). Nowadays, retirement does not mean that a person has become old. Therefore, various strategies and policies have been commenced by the government of few countries in order to help old people getting online and becoming familiar with digital services (Department for Works and Pension, 2015). Now old age is no longer the phase where a person becomes dependent on others instead older adults have the energy to work longer and make required contributions to the society.In simple words, life expectancy is the average life span for which an individual may expect to survive if the mortality pattern and other conditions remain same as that on the time of its birth. With the passage of time, the life expectancy of older adults in every country has positively increased as result of changes in social, economic and political environment and circumstances (Turley & Thompson, 2013). For example, let us take two countries- New Zealand and India.Comparison between New Zealand and India on the basis of Life ExpectancyThe life expectancy data around the world has subsequently changed overtime. A lot of factors which affect life expectancy data such as regional variations, economic conditions, gender, mental illness and other illness like diabetes, obesity, etc. The measurement of life expectancy is made in accordance with the factors prevailing at the time of birth of an individual and therefore,it is referred to as life expectancy at birth (LEB). The derivation of Life expectancy at birth is made after consideration of variety of statistics and reports such as Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, Census Reports, Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme and many more. The increase in life expectancy is the result of improved lifestyle, better standard of living and greater literacy (OECD, 2016).The data provided by the World Bank clearly demarcates increase in life expectancy over a period of time. In the year 1960, New Zealand had a total (both male and female) life expectancyat birth of 71.24 years with 68.7 years for males and 73.9 years for females. India faced a below average life expectancy at birth in the year 1960. The males in India had a life expectancy at
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