Theme

Demography, health systems & work

How many people there are and how old, the care and health systems that serve them, the skills and migration that fill the gaps, and the medicines and diets that change the burden of disease.

Share of attention worldwide: 3.8%; Over the last 52 weeks, against 4.1% the 52 weeks before. An even share would be 6.4%.
Rank among the themes: 11 of 12; By share of attention worldwide over the last 52 weeks.
Trends: 16 of 250; See them all

Regional Attention

Where the theme Demography, health systems & work draws the most attention: its trends’ shares of all the attention there, added up, and its rank among the ten themes.

By region

8.5%

6.2%

5.4%

#10

5.1%

#10

5.1%

#10

5.0%

4.9%

#11

4.7%

#11

3.7%

#10

1.7%

#11

Share of attention in each place, and its rank among the themes there: the 10 highest of 11.

By bloc

6.5%

6.4%

5.6%

5.0%

#10

4.7%

#10

4.3%

#10

4.1%

#10

3.8%

#11

3.7%

#10

3.1%

#10

Share of attention in each place, and its rank among the themes there: the 10 highest of 13.

By country

11.0%

9.5%

8.4%

8.2%

8.1%

6.7%

6.4%

6.1%

6.0%

Share of attention in each place, and its rank among the themes there: the 10 highest of 49.

Share of attention over time

The share of all the attention the 250 trends draw that goes to the trends in Demography, health systems & work, week by week, worldwide and in each region. Its even share, 6.4%, is the share it would have if every trend drew the same attention.

Share of attention to Demography, health systems & work

A four-week rolling average, worldwide and in each region, against its even share. Select a place below to bring its line forward.

Top trends

The trends in Demography, health systems & work drawing the most attention, rising or falling most, or moving most, in the place and period chosen.

All Trends

Fertility decline: 2.2×; attention last 4 weeks; Index 215· 0% WoW· Stable
Weight-loss drugs: 2.0×; attention last 4 weeks; Index 201· −1% WoW· Shifting
Chronic disease burden: 1.7×; attention last 4 weeks; Index 170· −1% WoW· Shifting
Healthy life expectancy: 1.5×; attention last 4 weeks; Index 151· +1% WoW· Shifting
Ultra-processed food backlash: 1.5×attention last 4 weeksIndex 147 · −4% WoW · Stable
Health system strain: 1.3×attention last 4 weeksIndex 130 · +6% WoW · Shifting
Skilled talent migration: 1.1×attention last 4 weeksIndex 109 · −2% WoW · Stable
International student flows: 0.85×attention last 4 weeksIndex 85 · +3% WoW · Turbulent

The trends with the highest attention intensity for trends in the Demography, health systems & work theme only over the last 4 weeks. 1× is the typical trend.

The capability domains the trends in Demography, health systems & work belong to, with how many of its trends are in each.

Scenarios

The scenarios the trends in Demography, health systems & work bear on most: those with the most of its trends graded High or above.

All 16 trends in Demography, health systems & work

Rank	Trend	Thematic	Intensity	Index	Change, WoW	Volatility
1	Fertility decline Human Capital	Demography, health systems & work	2.2×	215	0%	Stable±2%
2	Weight-loss drugs Production & Innovation	Demography, health systems & work	2.0×	201	−1%	Shifting±4%
3	Chronic disease burden Human Capital	Demography, health systems & work	1.7×	170	−1%	Shifting±5%
4	Healthy life expectancy Human Capital	Demography, health systems & work	1.5×	151	+1%	Shifting±4%
5	Ultra-processed food backlash Production & Innovation	Demography, health systems & work	1.5×	147	−4%	Stable±3%
6	Health system strain Human Capital	Demography, health systems & work	1.3×	130	+6%	Shifting±4%
7	Skilled talent migration Human Capital	Demography, health systems & work	1.1×	109	−2%	Stable±3%
8	International student flows Information & Influence	Demography, health systems & work	0.85×	85	+3%	Turbulent±5%
9	Population ageing Human Capital	Demography, health systems & work	0.84×	84	−2%	Shifting±4%
10	Women's workforce participation Human Capital	Demography, health systems & work	0.63×	63	−1%	Shifting±4%
11	Migration restriction Human Capital	Demography, health systems & work	0.52×	52	−1%	Stable±3%
12	Pension & care costs Financial Strength	Demography, health systems & work	0.49×	49	−4%	Turbulent±31%
13	Skilled labour shortages Human Capital	Demography, health systems & work	0.44×	44	−6%	Stable±3%
14	Care economy strain Human Capital	Demography, health systems & work	0.43×	43	−2%	Stable±3%
15	Research security Information & Influence	Demography, health systems & work	0.13×	13	0%	Shifting±5%
16	Health workforce shortage Human Capital	Demography, health systems & work	0.05×	5	+1%	Shifting±4%