Global aging : the challenge of success
Digital Commons - Lingnan (Lingnan University)Published 1 March 2005Open access
Kevin Kinsella, David R. Phillips
Citations524
Generate an AI Snapshot to get a quick, structured summary of this paper.
Study Snapshot
ObjectiveStudy objective
MethodsResearch methodology
PopulationPopulation studied
Sample sizeSample sizes
OutcomesStudy outcomes here
ResultsStudy results comes here
LimitationsResearch study limitations comes here
A concise AI-generated summary of the paper will appear here once you click Generate AI Snapshot.
TL;DR
The causes of global population aging are examined and related dimensions such as the importance of health improvements and extended life expectancy for the individual well-being of older people and for social costs related to health care are considered.
Abstract
Populations are growing older in countries throughout the world. While population aging can be celebrated as a human success story, rapid and widespread aging is part of a demographic transformation that will affect the health and development of all nations. Here, Kinsella and Phillips look at the health, labor force participation, family status, and other characteristics of older people, as well as recent demographic trends and the projected growth of the older population in major world regions.
Keywords
Social SciencesHealth Professions
Population and Development ReviewThe Emergence of Lowest‐Low Fertility in Europe During the 1990s
1,447 Citations2002Hans‐Peter Kohler, Francesco C. Billari +1 more
Social Security and Retirement around the World
1,192 Citations1998Jonathan Gruber, David A. Wise
Social gerontology: A multidisciplinary perspective
821 Citations1988Nancy R. Hooyman, H. Asuman Kiyak
Foreign AffairsThe Demographic Dividend: A New Perspective on the Economic Consequences of Population Change
757 Citations2003Richard N. Cooper, David E. Bloom +2 more
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesChanges in the prevalence of chronic disability in the United States black and nonblack population above age 65 from 1982 to 1999
669 Citations2001Kenneth G. Mantón, XiLiang Gu
It is found that disability continued to decline in the 1994 to 1999 period, and that the decline was greater in the 1990s than in the 1980s.
Cambridge University Press eBooksThe Berlin Aging Study
537 Citations1998Paul B. Baltes, Paul B. Baltes +18 more
DemographyFamily size and support of older adults in urban and rural China: Current effects and future implications
317 Citations2003Zachary Zimmer, Julia Kwong
The results show that the number of children is an important determinant of support, but future reductions in support may not be as dramatic as anticipated.
DemographyDeceleration in the age pattern of mortality at olderages
292 Citations1998Shiro Horiuchi, John R. Wilmoth
The rate of mortality increase with age tends to slow down at very old ages, and a parametric model employed to illustrate the third prediction relies on the distinction between senescent and background mortality.
PopulationAn Aging World: 2001
288 Citations2002Jacques Véron, Kevin Kinsella +1 more
This document which is the 7th major cross-national report in a US Census Bureau series on the worlds elderly/older populations focuses primarily on people aged 65 years old and over and aims to explore the numbers proportions and growth rates of the elderly population as well as summarize socioeconomic statistics for both developed and developing nations.
The Journals of Gerontology Series BLongevity and Health Care Expenditures: The Real Reasons Older People Spend More
253 Citations2003Z. Yang, Edward C. Norton +1 more
The expected increase in per person health care expenditures caused by greater longevity of Medicare beneficiaries will be less than expected because of the concentration of expenditures at the end of life rather than during extra years of a relatively healthy life.
Journal of Aging StudiesPersistence and challenges to filial piety and informal support of older persons in a modern Chinese society
241 Citations2002Anita Ching Ying Ng, David R. Phillips +1 more
PsycEXTRA DatasetMarital Status and Health: United States, 1999-2002
241 Citations2004Charlotte A. Schoenborn
Marital status differences in health were found in each of the three age groups studied, but were most striking among adults aged 18-44 years, and the one negative health indicator for which married adults had a higher prevalence was overweight or obesity.
PubMedPrevalence of impairments, disabilities, handicaps and quality of life in the general population: a review of recent literature.
186 Citations2001E. Barbotte, Françis Guillemin +1 more
The heterogeneity of the conceptual framework and insufficient recognition of the importance of indicator accuracy, the age factor and the socioeconomic characteristics of the studied populations impede reliable international comparison.
The Well-Being of the Elderly in Asia: A Four-Country Comparative Study
169 Citations2002Albert I. Hermalin
Population and Development ReviewThe Epidemiologic Transition Revisited: Compositional Models for Causes of Death by Age and Sex
166 Citations2002Joshua A. Salomon, Christopher Murray
The results confirm that declines in overall mortality are accompanied by systematic changes in the composition of causes in many age groups, and the underlying patterns that emerge offer insights into the epidemiologic transition from high-m mortality to low-mortality settings.
DemographyParental marital disruption and intergenerational transfers: An analysis of lone elderly parents and their children
164 Citations1999Liliana E. Pezzin, Barbara Steinberg Schone
The findings suggest that divorce has deleterious effects on intergenerational transfers, particularly for elderly fathers, and exchange at the end of the life course continues to be adversely affected by marital disruption.
World Bank, Washington, DC eBooksInternational Patterns of Pension Provision
157 Citations2000Robert Palacios, Montserrat Pallarès-Miralles
IMF Staff PapersPopulation Aging and Global Capital Flows in a Parallel Universe
146 Citations2003Robin Brooks
Journal of Epidemiology & Community HealthSocial capital in a changing society: cross sectional associations with middle aged female and male mortality rates
145 Citations2003Árpád Skrabski, M Kopp +1 more
There are gender differences in the relations of specific social capital indicators to mortality rates, at the same time, perceptions of social capital within each sex were associated with mortality rates in the opposite sex.
Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissementJohn W. Rowe and Robert L. Kahn. Successful Aging. New York: Pantheon Books, 1998.
117 Citations1999Thomas Hadjistavropoulos
Teaching SociologyThe Realities of Aging: An Introduction to Gerontology
101 Citations1996Lystra E. Berkeley-Caines, Cary S. Kart
The Emergence and Proliferation of Centenarians
101 Citations1995James W. Vaupel, Bernard Jeune
Asia-Pacific population journalLiving arrangements and support among the elderly in South-East Asia: An introduction
98 Citations1997John Knodel, Nibhon Debavalya
The GerontologistThe Economic Consequences of Widowhood on Elderly Women in the United States and Germany
81 Citations2001Thomas L. Hungerford
Examination of changes in the economic well-being of elderly women at widowhood in the United States and Germany finds the retirement income system in both countries seems to be adequate for married couples but appears to fail for widows.
PopulationThe Quest for Immortality. Science at the Frontiers of Aging
74 Citations2002Jean-Marc Rohrbasser, S. Jay Olshansky +1 more
The Quest for Immortality, S. Jay Olshansky and Bruce A. Carnes provide a comprehensive account of the real science of aging, from a historical overview of religious and philosophical thinking about aging and death, to the biology behind the changes the authors see in the mirror.
Old-age mortality in Germany prior to and after reunification
70 Citations1999Arjan Gjonça, Hilke Brockmann +1 more
American Economic ReviewDemographic analysis of aging and longevity.
62 Citations1998James W. Vaupel
This paper will focus on a particular research thrust namely demographic analyses of survival and longevity, which are putting unprecedented stresses on societies because new systems of financial support social support and health care have to be developed and implemented.
Aging societies : the global dimension
53 Citations1998Barry Bosworth, Gary Burtless
MADOC (University of Mannheim)Aging and International Capital Flows
38 Citations2002Axel Börsch‐Supan, Alexander Ludwig +1 more
Population and Development ReviewThe Predicament of Population Aging: A Review Essay*
30 Citations2000F. Landis MacKellar
Journal of international women's studiesDeterminants of Living Arrangements of Lesotho's Elderly Female Population
26 Citations2002J. Chuks
INTERNATIONAL DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITIONS
24 Citations2004Kevin McCracken, David R. Phillips
European ReviewSocial inequalities in health in an ageing population
24 Citations2001Michael Marmot, James Nazroo
It is essential to have longitudinal studies examining the determinants and impact of health and well-being in ageing populations, Ideally, these should be carried out in a way that facilitates international comparisons.
RePEc: Research Papers in EconomicsHow Do the Elderly Fare Cross-Nationally? Evidence from the Luxembourg Income Study Project
9 Citations1998Peter Saunders, Timothy M. Smeeding