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The rapid aging of Cuba’s population is garnering greater attention due to its foreseeable and profound economic and social repercussions. This is no wonder: by the end of 2009, 17.4% of Cuba’s 11.2 million people were 60 years or older, and this trend is accelerating. By 2030, some 31% of Cubans are expected to reach this age group, making the country the “oldest” in the Americas.
Among the complex implications of this process for Cuba’s future are dilemmas arising from the health transition that accompanies the demographic one. In particular, with life expectancy nearing 80, people are living longer, meaning more people in the age groups most prone to disease and disability, with resulting consequences for the economy, labor force productivity, pension schemes, and design and costs of health care delivery.