KINE 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Social Exclusion, Old Age
27 Feb 2017
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Old age: stages are arbitrary but reflect similarities across communities/cultures. Globally, average life expectancy but still many countries around the world where stages begin at different chronological times because of shorter life spans. Prediction that by 2030 korea will leave the world in regards to life expectancy. Highlights: average life expectancy will increase globally, both at birth and at age 65 years, globally. These two points help define when lifespans extending due to improved child, maternal and adult health. In 2015, global life expectancy at birth was 71. 4 years: by 2030, south korea likely to be first country where life expectancy exceeds 90 years (women, projections based on 21 models of data from 35 countries. Among predictions, the lowest life expectancy at birth is likely to be in the u. s: average of 83. 3 years (women, average of 79. 5 years (men) High rates of young and middle-age mortality, lack of universal health care.
