Wednesday, July 22, 2009

News of the obvious?

The Institute on Aging, in conjunction with the U.S. Census Bureau has released a study indicating... wait for it... the world's population is aging quickly.

From the authors:

“Aging is affecting every country in every part of the world,” said Richard Suzman, director of NIA’s Division of Behavioral and Social Research. “While there are important differences between developed and developing countries, global aging is changing the social and economic nature of the planet and presenting difficult challenges. The fact that, within 10 years, for the first time in human history there will be more people aged 65 and older than children under 5 in the world underlines the extent of this change.”

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