AI for Senior Citizens

We are now living longer, and the number of people worldwide aged 65 and over is expected to grow from 703 million in 2019 to 2.2 billion in 2080, according to the World Population Prospects Report published by the United Nations last year. The proportion of the global population that is elderly is also on the rise, almost doubling from 5.5% in 1974 to 10.3% last year, and it is projected to grow to 20.7% by 2074. A consequence of aging is that we are more likely to have medical problems. At the same time, the healthcare system in many countries is already stretched due to a lack of workers. "There are just not enough doctors and nurses to deal with a growing elderly population," said Massimiliano Zecca, a professor of healthcare technology at Loughborough University in the U.K. In the U.S, for example, a severe shortage of doctors is expected by 2034, with between 37,800 and 124,000 physicians lacking, partly fueled by the growing number of seniors, according to a recent report by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).