Several countries are ageing at unprecedented rates. Japan leads the way as the most aged society, with nearly 30% of its population over 65. Germany and Italy follow with around 21% and 23%, ...

Ageing population cannot be ignored By Guo Zhe (China Daily) Updated: 2006-12-19 10:18. According to the latest issue of China Economic Weekly, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security announced ...

Using data from the US and England on the physiological abilities of over-50s, Kotschy, Bloom and Scott found that the healthiest 10 per cent of the population at age 90 are close to the same ...

By 2050, one in four people in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to be over 60 years old, with the population of older people (aged over 60) in the region tripling between 2010 and 2050 ...