By the numbers
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$27t
The Singapore dollar equivalent of US$20 trillion that Asia's swelling ranks of elderly will cost the region in healthcare by the year 2030, according to a study by the Singapore-based Asia Pacific Risk Center. By then, there will be 511 million elderly people in the region, out of 3.8 billion, reported AFP.
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