A New, Updated Definition of 'Old' Is Needed

A New, Updated Definition of 'Old' Is Needed
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This past Saturday, October 1, we celebrated the International Day of Older Persons 2016. The world has reached a once unimaginable milestone in which long lives are becoming the norm. There are now roughly 1 billion people over the age of 60, and this number is expected to double by mid-century. Combined with the equally historic phenomenon of low birthrates, there are increasingly more old than young in the 35 nations of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, a trend that will accelerate globally over the next two decades.

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