Global health and Ageing – report by WHO; US National Institute of Aging

www.who.int/ageing/publications/globalhealth/en/“Overview Population aging is a powerful and transforming demographic force. We are only just beginning to comprehend its impacts at the national and global levels. As we prepare for a new demographic reality we hope this report raises awareness not only about the critical link between global health and aging but also about the importance of rigorous and coordinated research to close gaps in our knowledge and the need for action based on evidence-based policies.” Listed web ressources:; ; Web Resources English Longitudinal Study of Ageing www.ifs.org.uk/elsa/ European Statistical System (EUROSTAT) epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu Health and Retirement Study hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/ Human Mortality Database www.mortality.org/ International Network on Health Expectancy and the Disability Process reves.site.ined.fr/en Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Health Data 2010: Statistics and Indicators www.oecd.org/health/healthdata (may require a fee) Survey of Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe www.share-project.org/ United Nations. World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision. esa.un.org/unpd/wpp U.S. Census Bureau International Data Base www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/ U.S. National Institute on Aging www.nia.nih.gov/ `   Z  {  www.alz.co.uk/research/worldreport/ World Health Organization. Projections of Mortality and Burden of Disease 2004-2030. www.who.int/healthinfo/globalburdendisease/projections/en/index.html. World Health Organization Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) www.who.int/healthinfo/systems/sage/en/