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WHAT'S NEXT?: Between 2000 and 2050, the proportion of the world's population aged over 60 will double from about 11 per cent to 22 per cent.

• The JRC recently assessed the influence of the ageing population on the cancer burden by 2040, assuming that incidence and mortality levels estimated for 2022 remain stable in the next decades. EU Science Hub
• In the United States, one in five women between ages 55 and 75 will have a stroke, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; stroke is the third leading cause of death for women. Brown University
• In the decade of healthy ageing (2020-2030), enhancing community empowerment is essential for fostering the well-being and quality of life of aging populations. DIHAC
• Up to 1 in 5 women and 1 in 7 men in the U.S. will develop an eating disorder by age 40, and 1 in 2 people with an eating disorder will think about ending their life. Discover Magazine
• In 2024, the health sector will continue facing challenges from increasing non-communicable diseases, the ageing population, climate change, urbanization and globalization. vietnamnews.vn
• The rapidly growing global cancer burden reflects both population ageing and growth, as well as changes to people's exposure to risk factors, several of which are associated with socioeconomic development. World Health Organization: WHO
• There is a consistent minority of between one-fifth and one-third who hold the opposite view - in stark contrast to young women, who are by far the most likely across age and gender groups to believe it is harder to be a woman in the UK and will remain so in 20 years' time. The Independent
• The demographic bonus period is when the size of the population of productive age (15-64 years) will be higher than the non-productive age (65 years and older) population and account for more than 60% of the total population of Indonesia. Antara
• A new way to measure the ocean oxygen level and its connections with carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere during the last ice age could help explain the role oceans played in past glacial melting cycles and improve predictions of how ocean carbon cycles will respond to global warming. Ocean Oculus
• The effective PRS model has the clinical potential to predict individuals at risk of developing LOAD at a given age and with abnormal levels of CSF biomarkers in the Chinese population. SpringerLink
• As age, rot, and climate change threaten transportation infrastructure, Transport Canada is looking for ways to identify and monitor performance issues at early stages. Transport Canada
• Because current screening guidelines recommend colonoscopies starting at age 45 for people of average risk, we are less accustomed to seeing younger patients showing symptoms of colon cancer. WFIN Local News
• The provision of safe water has the potential to reduce infant mortality by nearly 30%, potentially preventing 25% of deaths among children under the age of five in India (equivalent to 1, 36,000 child deaths annually). Legacy IAS Academy
• 2395 people with T1DM (median age 34.6 years; 45% female; 69% NZE) were enrolled, among whom the all-cause, premature and CVD mortalities were 6.69, 3.30 and 1.77 per 1,000 person-years over 25 years. BioMed Central
• With elections due in countries representing half the world's population and new technologies turbo-charging disinformation, 2024 will be a major stress test for politics in the age of AI. Dhaka Tribune
• In most non-OECD countries, declining fertility rates will cause labor-force-to-population ratios to rise as the shrinking share of young people will more than offset the skewing of adults toward the older ages. NBER
• Going forward, all children in Malawi will receive TCV at nine months of age as part of the routine immunization schedule. ScienceDaily
• By 2029, retirees will outnumber children under the age of eighteen, resulting in more deaths than births in the coming years. Yahoo Finance
• A study unveiled at World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2024 suggested the number of people aged over 60 will double to 2.1 billion by 2050, underlining the need for new approaches to healthy ageing. Zawya
• Medical facilities have seen significant growth in 2023 and will continue to expand projects further in 2024 providing many opportunities for plumbing contracts as an aging population extends the need for additional capacity across many medical facilities. American Recruiters
• Nearly 20,000 babies have been born into the current war in Gaza, while 135,000 children in the Gaza Strip under age 2 are at severe risk of malnutrition. AhlulBayt News Agency
• While younger Australians might be leading the push for change, there is a shift towards change in all age groups. The Conversation
• Malaria is a public health hazard globally, with Sub-Saharan Africa accounting for more than 90% of malaria deaths, primarily affecting children under the age of five. BioMed Central

Last updated: 07 February 2024