Researchers believe that it’s better to think about older people not in terms of their chronological ages, but in terms of their remaining life expectancy.

Warren Sanderson and Sergei Scherbov · The Conversation 16 Apr 2019

Education, Gender and Work

Across the world, women outlive men. This is why

A look at how attitudes to well-being play in to life expectancy, and how gender and wealth can make a difference.

Emma Charlton 09 Apr 2019

Ageing

In Japan, if you're 76 you're biologically 65

People experience the health problems of the average 65-year-old at different ages around the world, with citizens in some countries ageing 30 years faster than others.

Charlotte Beale 22 Mar 2019

Ageing

For the first time ever there are more people over 65 than under 5

The data point is part of a broader trend with widespread consequences for productivity, inflation, and global growth, economists warn.

Rebecca Ungarino · Business Insider 19 Mar 2019

Financial and Monetary Systems

The impact of population ageing on monetary policy

The wide ranging macroeconomic effects of ageing populations around the world will require significant changes to monetary policy and financial systems.

Marcin Bielecki, Michał Brzoza-Brzezina, and Marcin Kolasa · VoxEU 06 Mar 2019

Ageing

This plant eaten by Samurai could slow down ageing

More of us are living longer helped by better healthcare and better food, but an ageing global population presents its own challenges. A little Bushidō in our lunches could help.

Sean Fleming 22 Feb 2019

Workforce and Employment

6 steps to ensuring your company has a glow of well-being

A majority of employees in most parts of the world don't take their company's well-being schemes seriously – a sign that employers need to do more.

Laura Sejen, Mark Maselli, and John Ball 16 Jan 2019

Education, Gender and Work

How South Korea is using gender equality to fix its demographic crisis

South Korea is introducing a raft of measures to show women more respect, designed to encourage them to have more children.

Joori Roh · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 10 Jan 2019

Ageing

These are the world’s best countries to retire in, as of 2019

With the whole world to choose from, where would you choose to spend your golden years? This year's Global Retirement Index selects the top 10 destinations for retirees.

Johnny Wood 08 Jan 2019

Ageing

An ageing workforce isn't a burden. It's an opportunity

For the first time since 1948, retirement-age employees outnumber teenagers in the American workforce. It's time to embrace the five-generation workplace.

Jo Ann Jenkins 03 Jan 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

Health inequalities: the impact of gender and education

A new study sheds light on health inequalities in Europe, the UK and the US across different education levels and gender.

Radim Bohacek · VoxEU 07 Dec 2018

Future of Health and Healthcare

Why we'll never live forever

A Dutch study has set the maximum average lifespan for human beings at 115 years.

Dom Galeon · Futurism 27 Nov 2018

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Human evolution is still happening – possibly faster than ever

You might think modern medicine's ability to keep us alive would have put a halt on evolution - you'd be wrong.

Laurence D. Hurst · The Conversation 19 Nov 2018

Ageing

To be fair or to be sustainable? That is the (retirement) question

Chile's pensions system is one of the most sustainable in the world, but it scores less highly on measures of adequacy. The government is proposing reforms to address this, and close the ...

Amish Gandhi 05 Nov 2018

Ageing

Global ageing is a challenge - and an opportunity

Global projections for 2050 are mind-boggling: 1.6 billion people aged 65 and over and a $400 trillion retirement savings gap. Our elderly population deserves better than that.

Daniel Houston 02 Nov 2018

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