Ageing and health - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年10月1日 · In 2050, 80% of older people will be living in low- and middle-income countries. The pace of population ageing is much faster than in the past. In 2020, the number of people aged 60 years and older outnumbered children younger than 5 years.
Ageing - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年9月24日 · The number and proportion of people aged 60 years and older in the population is increasing. In 2019, the number of people aged 60 years and older was 1 billion. This number will increase to 1.4 billion by 2030 and 2.1 billion by 2050.
Mental health of older adults - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年10月20日 · The world’s population is ageing fast. In 2020, 1 billion people in the world were aged 60 years or over. That figure will rise to 1.4 billion by 2030, representing one in six people globally. By 2050, the number of people aged 60 years and over will have doubled to reach 2.1 billion.
Ageing and health India - World Health Organization (WHO)
Older people are a valuable resource for any society. Ageing is a natural phenomenon with opportunities and challenges. According to Census 2011, India has 104 million older people (60+years), constituting 8.6% of total population. Amongst the …
Abuse of older people - World Health Organization (WHO)
Abuse of older people can lead to serious physical injuries and long-term psychological consequences. Abuse of older people is predicted to increase as many countries are experiencing rapidly ageing populations. The global population of people aged 60 years and older will more than double, from 900 million in 2015 to about 2 billion in 2050.
Older people & COVID-19 - World Health Organization (WHO)
2020年6月16日 · WHO, together with partners, is providing guidance and advice during the COVID-19 pandemic for older people and their households, health- and social care workers and local authorities and community groups. Further materials relating to older people during the COVID-19 pandemic will be added to this page as they become available.
A society is measured by how it cares for its elderly citizens
2019年5月24日 · Spain has one of the world’s highest life expectancies, and its rapidly ageing population is putting the health system under strain. Improvement of quality of care for elderly people is an imperative to improve outcomes and reduce costs. Approximately 50 000 hip fractures occur in Spain every year and cost more than 2.5% of total health ...
WHO's work on the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030)
The UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030) is an opportunity to bring together governments, civil society, international agencies, professionals, academia, the media, and the private sector for ten years of concerted, catalytic and collaborative action to improve the lives of older people, their families, and the communities in which they live.
Healthy ageing and functional ability - World Health Organization …
2020年10月26日 · Policy should be framed to improve the functional ability of all older people, whether they are robust, care dependent or in between. Inequity: A large proportion (approximately 75%) of the diversity in capacity and circumstance observed in older age is the result of the cumulative impact of advantage and disadvantage across people’s lives.
Social Isolation and Loneliness - World Health Organization (WHO)
2021年7月29日 · Social isolation and loneliness are increasingly being recognised as a priority public health problem and policy issue for older people. During the course of the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030), the Demographic Change and Healthy Ageing Unit will be addressing social isolation and loneliness as one of the themes that cuts across the four main …