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Open Access 01-01-2008 | Editorial

A “super-aged” society and the “locomotive syndrome”

Author: Kozo Nakamura

Published in: Journal of Orthopaedic Science | Issue 1/2008

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The population of Japan is aging very rapidly. According to an estimate made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on Keiro no Hi (Respect for the Aged Day, a national holiday, the third Monday of September), people aged 65 and over numbered 27 440 000 in 2007, which is 22% of the population. Both figures set new records. Those aged 80 and above numbered 7 130 000, exceeding 7 000 000 for the first time. Because a society is considered relatively old when over 8%–10% of its population is 65 or older, Japan can already be seen as a “super-aged” society. …

Title: A “super-aged” society and the “locomotive syndrome”
Author: Kozo Nakamura
Publication date: 01-01-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Orthopaedic Science / Issue 1/2008
Print ISSN: 0949-2658
Electronic ISSN: 1436-2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00776-007-1202-6

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