Scurvy and the ageing population

The Ageing Population

The process of population ageing that has been occurring in Sweden can be expected to continue during the coming decades, the population pyramid will become increasingly rectangular, and possibly even demonstrate a shrinking base. This will lead to increasing challenges in terms of financing pensions, elderly care and healthcare. These problems will continue for at least the next 30 years with ...

The causes of population ageing

onset of fertility decline move through their adult years towards old age. The result is that the proportion of children in the population falls and the proportion of older people rises. Once the fertility rate settles at a new, lower, level, the age structure of the population will shift (over about 70 years) to reach a new equilibrium with a permanently lower proportion of children and higher...

The ageing of Croatian population.

With a share of people older than 65 years of 16.64 per cent in total population, Croatia is considered a very old country regarding it's population. This percentage is one of the highest in already old Europe. Demographic projections reveal a further increase of share of people older than 65 years in future. There are many causes of this condition. This fact carries negative economic and healt...

Population ageing, gender and the transportation system

Across the globe population structures are ageing and how older men and women interact with the transport system is increasingly important in maintaining a good quality of life and inclusion in society. The paper reviews three issues: the nature of older people’s interaction with the transport system by gender; older people’s attitude to travel; and the involvement of older people as road traff...

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