Summary 23% of the total global burden of disease is attributable to disorders in people
aged 60 years and older. Although the proportion of the burden arising from older people (≥ …

Ageing is a dynamic process, and trends in the health status of older adults aged at least 60
years vary over time because of several factors. We examined reported trends in morbidity …

The ageing of populations is poised to become the next global public health challenge.
During the next 5 years, for the first time in history, people aged 65 years and older in the …

Worldwide, populations are rapidly ageing. This demographic shift presents both
opportunities and challenges. Most people aspire to live a long and healthy life, and older …

As researchers, journal editors, and representatives of non-governmental organisations, we
are writing to express our concern about the way in which the health implications of …

There are estimated to be more than 55 million cases of dementia globally, an increasing
majority of which are in low-income and middle-income countries. 1 Dementia is …

Background Traditional metrics for population health ageing tend not to differentiate
between extending life expectancy and adding healthy years. A population ageing metric …

With non-communicable conditions accounting for nearly two-thirds of deaths worldwide, the
emergence of chronic diseases as the predominant challenge to global health is …

This paper estimates the disease burden and loss of economic output associated with
chronic diseases—mainly cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases …

Background Global and regional estimates show that noncommunicable diseases in old age
are rising in importance relative to other causes of ill health as populations age, and as …