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 In numbers:
There is no typical older person.
1. PEOPLE AROUND THE GLOBE ARE LIVING LONGER
*People live on average 20 years longer *Between 2015 and 2050, the proportion than they did 50 years ago. of the world’s population over 60 years
will nearly double from 12% to 22%.1
2.WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH, THERE IS NO “TYPICAL” OLDER PERSON
*Biological ageing is only loosely *Some 80-year-olds have the physical associated with age in years.2 and mental capacities
similar to many 20-year-olds.3
3.MANY OLDER PEOPLE WHO REMAIN LIVING AT HOME LIVE ALONE
*In some European countries, more than 40% of women aged 65 and older now live alone.4
                        1 https://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/ageing-and-health
2 https://www.who.int/ageing/features/misconceptions/en/
3 https://www.who.int/ageing/features/misconceptions/en/
4 http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/186463/9789240694811_eng.pdf;jsessionid=ACBB42EF98F1EEE63ECEF4591CA71C84?sequence=1
5 https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/older-people/older-australia-at-a-glance/contents/diverse-groups-of-older-australians
6 Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2017. Census of Population and Housing: Reflecting Australia – Stories from the Census, 2016. Same-sex couples. ABS cat.no. 2071.0. Canberra: ABS
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