Would that not make the situation worse? I would think that having more older people as part of the population means less productivity and a much bigger strain on the health care system.
I don't know what qualitative framework you are using to judge "worse". I am only remarking that increasing longevity is a non-negligible contributor to population. The process involves births and deaths, so you can't look only at births. You have to look at how many people are dying at what ages.
jeffbee|2 years ago