Rethinking population aging
Life expectancies in the EU have increased significantly over the past decades and are expected to continue increasing. Age-specific health statuses have also generally been improving. In contrast to these profound changes, the concepts that demographers have used
to analyze aging on a population level have remained largely static. The substantial changes in life expectancy and health status have rendered these traditional demographic measures inadequate for the analysis of aging at the population level in the 21st century.
Featuring:
Sergei Scherbov, IIASA World Population Program Deputy Director
Warren Sanderson, IIASA World Population Program and Stony Brook University
MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.iiasa.ac.at/reaging