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In many countries the proportion of older people is increasing. Could this have more positive or negative effects on society?

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With the passage of time, there has been an increase in the number of aged populations in various countries. For some people, it has caused more positives effects on their community.
However
,
this
 essay will discuss how
this
 has resulted in more negative effects on society.
First
, the increased number of older populations has put more pressure on the
health
 system. As people get older they have more comorbidities, which implicates that they will need to visit more healthcare professionals and take more medications.
For example
, the Australian 2019’s
health
 report shows that the aged population was responsible for more than sixty
percent
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 of
the
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total Australia’s
health
 budget.
Second
, having more aged populations causes countries to spend more money on them than on other critical social necessities. A study shows that most people over the age of 65 were not working, and
therefore
 the government needed to give them money to afford housing and food.
This
 resulted in countries having fewer funds for education, medical research and public
health
. Despite
this
, on the positive side, as older people might have more free time and fewer household responsibilities, they can volunteer at museums and public events.
This
 is important
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 society, as it assists countries to save funds.
For instance
, the city of Sydney reports that the aged volunteers on Vivid helped them save 1 million dollars, which was used to develop more light displays. In conclusion, the increase in the aged population has had negative and positive effects on society. Despite some people might consider that
this
 has more advantages in their countries
such
 as volunteer work, in my opinion, it has more disadvantages that affect the overall population like less found for research and education.
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