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Article: Unprecedented Global Aging Examined in New Census Bureau Report; Commissioned by the National Institute on Aging.
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- July 20, 2009
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M2 PRESSWIRE-20 July 2009-US Census Bureau: Unprecedented Global Aging Examined in New Census Bureau Report; Commissioned by the National Institute on Aging(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS
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The average age of the world's population is increasing at an unprecedented rate. The number of people worldwide 65 and older is estimated at 506 million as of midyear 2008; by 2040, that number will hit 1.3 billion. Thus, in just over 30 years, the proportion of older people will double from 7 percent to 14 percent of the total world population, according to a new report, An Aging World: 2008 [PDF].
The report examines the demographic and ...