Asia is ageing at an unprecedented pace, making longevity and healthspan one of the region’s most urgent healthcare conversations. By 2050, about one in four people in Asia and the Pacific will be over the age of 60, with the region’s older population expected to reach close to 1.3 billion.
This demographic shift is already visible across many Asian societies. Japan remains one of the world’s most aged nations, while South Korea and Taiwan are moving rapidly into super-aged status. Singapore projects that around one in four citizens will be aged 65 and above by 2030. China faces the scale of an ageing population in absolute numbers, with more than 200 million people aged 65 and above, while countries such as Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia are also preparing for rising healthcare, caregiving and social support needs.
Against this backdrop, Asia MD’s Longevity & Healthy Ageing in Asia responds to a timely regional need: helping Asian readers understand not only how to live longer, but how to live better for longer. This content hub aligns with the WHO’s UN Decade of Healthy Ageing, which calls for improving the lives of older people, their families and the communities in which they live.
Curated Resources on Longevity
Italian Longevity Salon 2026: Singapore Positions Asia at the Forefront of Healthy Ageing (28 July 2026, Singapore)
Helping Ageing Parents Stay Independent Without Taking Over Their Lives
Elderease: An AI Wellness Companion for Seniors
Burnout, Cortisol and Mid-Life: What Chronic Stress Does Over Time
Ageless Wisdom: Community, Purpose, and the Asian Way of Longevity
The Everyday Longevity Diet – Rediscovering Asia’s Culinary Secrets
The Benefits of Social Networks on Longevity: The Blue Zone Way
Health Benefits of Eating More Vegetables: The Blue Zone
Blue Zone Diet: The 80% Rule – Eat Less, Live More
Can a Purposeful Life Help Us Live Longer?
Downshifting with Self-Care for a Better Quality of Life
Better Living and Longevity: Moving Naturally, The Blue Zone Way
Medical Videos on Healthy Ageing:
Myth or Fact: Lack of Concentration is Normal as I age? by Professor Kua Ee Heok, Psychiatrist (MindCare Clinic)
Myth or Fact Series: Spine Degeneration is Inevitable As We Age by Dr Wu Pang Hung, Orthopaedic Surgeon (Achieve Spine and Orthopaedic Centre)
Myth or Fact Series: Presbyopia (The Need for Reading Glasses) is Inevitable After 40 by Dr Petrina Tan, Ophthalmologist (Eagle Eye Centre)
Myth or Fact Series: Regular Exercise Can Help Prevent and Treat Nerve Pain, Even in Older Adults by Dr Mohammad Mashfiqul Arafin Siddiqui, Orthopaedic Surgeon (Mash Spine & Orthopaedics)
Myth or Fact Series: Regular Hand Exercises Can Help Prevent Arthritis in the Hands and the Wrist by Dr Lai Jen Ming, Hand Surgeon (Centre for Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery)
Myth or Fact Series: Men Can’t Successfully Overcome A Midlife Crisis Without Making Radical Changes by Speaker: Dr James Moon, Principal Therapist & Mental Health GP (Private Space Medical)
Myth or Fact Series: If You Feel Fine, Your Heart is Healthy by Dr Edgar Tay Lik Wui, Cardiologist (Asian Heart and Vascular Centre)
Myth or Fact Series: You Can’t Maintain a Strong Emotional Connection or Intimacy as You Age by Dr Calvin Fones, Psychiatrist (Psymed Consultants)
Longevity News & Trends in Asia
This section examines the latest advances in ageing research, preventive healthcare, nutrition, physical wellbeing, health technology and medical innovation across the Asian region.
