Average mortality rates
If one assumes that old people are unproductive consumers of government benefits, then a rising OADR can be problematic. But, policymakers only focus on chronological age, while the sociological components of ageing have shifted over time.
Two factors drive average mortality rates:
- As countries industrialize, they have lower birth rates. Older cohorts of the population will increase in size, and the average overall mortality will rise.
- However, people are younger for longer, offsetting the ageing effect.
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