Old people sit on a bench next to Hanoi's Hoan Kiem Lake. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy

 

Around 1.8 million Vietnamese would suffer from cognitive decline in 2050 amid a rapidly aging population, an Australian expert has warned.

 

At a conference Tuesday on improving the response against cognitive decline in Vietnam, Nguyen Tuan Anh from the National Aging Research Institute at Australia's Swinburne University of Technology said Vietnam is among the 10 fastest aging countries in the world.

 

Around 12% of its population comprises elderly now, but the rate would increase to 28% in 2050, he said.

 

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"Around 1.8 million Vietnamese would suffer from cognitive decline in 2050 amid a rapidly aging population, an Australian expert has warned."....

 

WOW! Brilliant research. How much were you paid to come up with this stunning revelation? I think anyone with the tiniest bit of common sense already knew this but thanks all the same Sherlock.