安联贸易：2024气候变化和老龄化的双重影响研究报告（英文版）

03Aging and health costs07Climate change has already taken its toll 10The direct effects of cli-mate change 13 June 2024Allianz ResearchClimate change and the double impact of aging11The indirect or potential long-term effects of climate change12The impact of climate change on health expenditures17Going green is the better air conditionerAllianzTrade2• Climate change will compound the rise in health expenditure already expected due to aging societies. With the total number of people aged 60 and older in the EU 27 member states and Norway and Switzerland set to increase to 152mn, from around 130mn today, health costs per capita are likely to rise by +8.5% until 2035. But this could be exacerbated by climate change, which affects older persons disproportionally. Climate change has already caused 157,000 premature deaths in the European countries we analyze between 2000 and 2023.• The direct effects of climate change include increased injuries due to extreme weather events such as floods,