Human Longevity, Individual Life Duration, and the Growth of the Oldest-Old Population
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Beschreibung
Old-age survival has considerably improved in the second half of the twentieth century. Life expectancy in wealthy countries has increased, on average, from 65 years in 1950 to 76 years in 2005. The rise was more spectacular in some countries: the life expectancy for Japanese women rose from 62 years to 86 years during the same period. Driven by this longevity extension, the population aged 80 and over in those countries has grown fivefold from 8.5 million in 1950 to 44.5 million in 2005. Why has such a substantial extension of human lifespan occurred? How long can we live? In this book, these fundamental questions are explored by experts from such diverse fields as biology, medicine, epidemiology, demography, sociology, and mathematics: they report on recent cutting-edge studies about essential issues of human longevity such as evolution of lifespan of species, genetics of human longevity, reasons for the recent improvement in survival of the elderly, medical and behavioral causes of deaths among very old people, and social factors of long survival in old age.
Living longer and healthier has been a goal of human beings for thousands of years, but we know little about it Distinguished experts in the field of healthy aging/ longevity address strategically important issues of “living longer and healthier” Presents county-specific studies and cross-national comparisons with easy-to-read texts, based on longitudinal and cross-sectional data from North America, Europe, and Asia Interdisciplinary approach to human longevity Focus on the oldest-old population
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Jean-Marie Robine
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Adult mortality Biology of longevity Causes of death Decline in mortality Demography Frailty Gender Indicators Oldest old (centenarians) Sex Social Factors Social Sciences age morbidity
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From the reviews:
"This book is divided into five sections in an attempt to find common ground among the broad selection of topics. ... I read this book with great interest and enthusiasm and believe it should be on the shelf of anyone now doing research in this field. ... My recommendation is to add this volume to your library and enjoy, as I have ... ." (S. Jay Olshansky, Population Studies, Vol. 62 (2), 2008)
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