Theproblemofoldageisknownasoneofthemostseriousproblemintoday’sworld.Theoldpeoplecanbeseeneverywhere.Asisshowninthegraph,thenumberofpeopleintheworldovertheageofsixtywillhaveincreasedto600millionbytheendofthiscentury.Andbythetime,therewillalsobetwiceasmanypeopleovertheageofeighty.Inthetenyearsbetween1970and1980,therewasa23.7%increaseinthenumberofpeopleagedoversixty-fiveintheindustrialworld,andanevenbiggerincreaseof38.2%inthedevelopingworld.

　　Withthedevelopmentofeconomy,theriseinpeople’slivingstandardsandtheimprovementofmedicalconditions,peoplearelivinglongerandlonger.Furthermore,birthratesarefallingasthepaceofpopulationgrowthslowsdown.Asaresult,thenumberofoldpeopleintheworldisexperiencinganincrease.Thoughtheincreasewillcausemanifoldsocialandeconomicconsequences,wecantakeeffectivemeasurestodealwithit.SoIbelieveabrighttomorrowforoldpeoplewillbeachievedthrougheffortsofeveryperson.