Living Arrangements and the Health of Older Persons in Developed Countries
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In 1950/51, only a handful of developed countries had populations in which those aged 65 comprised 10 per cent, or slightly more, of the total. By 1996, virtually all developed countries were in this position, and in most of Northern, Southern and Western Europe those over 65 accounted for 15 per cent or more of the population (Council of Europe, 1998). In much of Europe and North America recent increases in the proportion of very old people have been particularly marked (Grundy, 1996).
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