Health Sciences 2711A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Old Age, Middle Age, Population Ageing
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Week 1 wednesday, january 9th 2019 lecture notes. Defining aging: aging begins long before the physical signs before the physical signs become obvious, old age is in the eye of the beholder video compares age to beauty. 500 million in 2006: population aged 0-14 years and 65 years and older, as of july 1, 1995 and 2035 , Demographics: 13. 7% of canadians are 65+ 2006, 14. 8% of canadians are 65+ 2011. Longevity quiz thomas pearle: he studied people aged 100+ to develop this quiz: my life expectancy was 94, know the top 3-5 above. Reading notes - national institute on aging (2007). Trend 1: an aging population: by the year 2030, 13% of the world"s population will be older people, current fertility levels are below the level of replacement. A shift from high fertility to low fertility: ii. Steadily increasing life expectancy at older ages and birth: iii.