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01-12-2010 | Editorial

Health inequalities in ageing societies

Author: Olaf von dem Knesebeck

Published in: International Journal of Public Health | Issue 6/2010

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The age distribution of the world’s population is undergoing a profound transformation. As mortality and fertility have fallen, the age distribution has been shifting gradually to older ages (UN 2007). In the next 45 years, the global population aged 60 years and above will triple. By 2050, one-third of the European population will be aged 60 and above. In low- and middle-income countries, the proportion of older people is growing even faster than in high-income countries (WHO 2008). …

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Title: Health inequalities in ageing societies
Author: Olaf von dem Knesebeck
Publication date: 01-12-2010
Publisher: SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel
Published in: International Journal of Public Health / Issue 6/2010
Print ISSN: 1661-8556
Electronic ISSN: 1661-8564
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-010-0150-7

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