1、The Longevity Dividend:The Business Case for Linking Health and Wealth I N S I G H T R E P O R TJ U N E 2 0 2 6In collaboration with Marsh Images:Adobe Stock,PexelsDisclaimer This document is published by the World Economic Forum as a contribution to a project,insight area or interaction.The finding
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3、ld Economic Forum.All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,including photocopying and recording,or by any information storage and retrieval system.ContentsForeword 3Executive summary 4Introduction 51 Longevity across the lifespan 81
4、.1 Caregiving:The cost of unpaid work 91.2 Ageism:The cost of age-related workplace barriers 121.3 Housing:The lifelong costs of unaffordable living 142 The prevention pay-off 172.1 Falls prevention 182.2 Physical activity and type 2 diabetes 212.3 Hearing aids and dementia prevention 24Conclusion 2
5、8Longevity dividend:Calls to action 29Methodology 30Contributors 32Endnotes 35The Longevity Dividend:The Business Case for Linking Health and Wealth 2ForewordThe world is sitting on a multitrillion-dollar opportunity to reduce public and private spending and improve the well-being of populations.Sei
6、zing that opportunity has nothing to do with artificial intelligence,energy transitions or geopolitics.Instead,several modest,low-tech interventions,such as fall-proofing homes,increasing physical activity and expanding access to hearing aids,could unlock trillions in savings by 2040.The interventio