"Ageing well”, says WHO: in 2020 over 60 will outnumber children under 5

”Ageing well”, says WHO: in 2020 over 60 will outnumber children under 5

Tuesday, November 11th 2014 - 07:12 UTC

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A major new Series on health and ageing, published in “The Lancet”, warns that unless health systems find effective strategies to address the problems faced by an ageing world population, the growing burden of chronic disease will greatly affect the quality of life of older people. Read full article

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CabezaDura2
The figure wouldn't make sense unless we take into account China's ageing old ppl.
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