The World Report on Ageing and Health
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- 18 March 2016
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Gerontologist
- Vol. 56 (Suppl 2), S163-S166
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnw037
Abstract
Today, for the first time in history, most people can expect to live into their 60s and beyond ( United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs [UNDESA], 2007 ). And those who reach 60 years of age can expect to live longer than ever before. When combined with marked falls in fertility rates, these increases in life expectancy are leading to the rapid ageing of populations around the world. These changes are dramatic, and they have profound implications for each of us as individuals, as well as for society more broadly.Keywords
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