Chinese Aging Studies at the RAND Center for the Study of Aging facilitates collaborative research with Chinese scholars on issues of population aging in China. Includes links to numerous journal articles on the topic.
Global health and aging — 2018 report from WHO looks at changing demographics, longevity throughout the world and how various nations are addressing the needs of their increasingly aging population.
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013.
A new multi-collaborator report looks at the shift in demographics and burden of disease from 1990-2013. While outbreaks of acute diseases like MERS and SARS make headlines, the real issue among the aging global population is chronic, debilitating disease — which requires more attention and effort from health systems around the world. Full article available for AHCJ members from Science Direct.
Webcast: A report from the World Economic Forum on key challenges, solutions & opportunities
February 2013
One key issue addressed at the recent World Economic Forum was the rapidly increasing global aging population; and how to prepare for its profound impact on global health, as well as the direct economic, social and political implications.
Global experts from the WEF Global Agenda Council on Ageing led this discussion in Davos and presented a new report outlining key challenges/opportunities associated with global aging, including how to improve healthy aging through the innovation of global health systems and investment in long-term health options; as well as specific initiatives to seize the social and economic opportunity created by the aging population.
This webcast featured leaders from the WEF Council on Ageing discussing these topics and sharing specific outcomes from their discussion in Davos.