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In historic first, G20 weighs ageing as global risk

Longer life-expectancy and sliding birth rates, particularly among wealthy nations, have resulted in a rapid expansion of the elderly population in places like Spain, Italy and South Korea, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Emerging powers like Brazil and China are also facing "rapid demographic change" relative to their early development stage.

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