How many healthy years of life do you have ahead before you become unhealthy – and then die? One model tries to find the answer.
A controversial article in a respected academic journal recently made the argument for colonialism. Here, a man is carried by Congolese men in a photo from the early 20th centiry.
An academic article that asserted the benefits of colonialism caused an outcry and resulted in calls for its removal. A post-colonial expert explains why.
A key focus has been on strengthening primary health care to reduce demand on hospitals, but there is little evidence of progress.
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Women are paid 20 percent less than men in the US but live about five years longer than men. You might be surprised at the reasons that men, on average, die at a younger age.
The majority of retiring South Africans look to the state for support.
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South Africa might want to consider raising its retirement age to 70 to cope with a challenge of an ageing population that’s under-insured and relying on an already pressured public purse.
Anti-ageing research often uses short-lived model species such as mice. But these species age in a very different way to us, so they may not tell us all that much about boosting our own lifespans.
The age profile of people living in Africa is changing - they are living longer.
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The burden of communicable disease is declining in Africa and life expectancy is increasing. But non-communicable diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer are wreaking havoc.
The Good African Society Index provides a comparative measure of the quality of society in African states. Governments could use its findings to make targeted policy interventions.
The world is getting grayer, but getting older doesn’t mean what it used to.
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Warren Sanderson, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York) e Sergei Scherbov, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Turning 65 in 2016 doesn’t mean the same thing as hitting 65 in 1916. So why are we still using a population aging measure that was developed a century ago?
Mapping health outcomes and life expectancy against train stations reveals stark inequalities across cities.
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Where you live affects your health and life expectancy. This makes it possible to map health outcomes against train stations, so that you can readily see the inequalities across cities like Melbourne.
Let’s think about our healthy ageing.
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Brass Blacker Associate Professor of Demography at LSHTM and Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow at Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, University of Oxford