Geriatric Care at a Time of Accelerated Aging in the World Population and Emerging Global Challenges
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It is a well known fact that the world population has been aging since mid-20th century. The number of older people aged 60 years and above has more than quadrupled since 1950’s and older people’s share of the world population reached 11.7 percent in 2013 [1]. The older population itself is also aging. In 2013, 14 percent of the older population consisted of those who were 80 years of age or older. The trend in aging is expected to accelerate in the next four decades [1].
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