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Data on Population Ageing |
Updated: 4 July 2014 |
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Below is a list of selected on-line data bases, EXCEL tables and
pdf-documents for the study of global trends in population ageing. |
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 World Population Prospects: The 2012
Revision (United Nations Population Division)
The 2012
Revision of the World Population Prospects is the twenty-Third round of global demographic estimates and projections
undertaken by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United
Nations Secretariat. The world population prospects are used widely throughout the United Nations (UNFPA, UNDP, WHO, FAO,
UNICEF, UNESCO, etc.) and by many international organizations (The World Bank, IMF, etc.), research centers, academic
researchers and the media.
This is the original set of demographic estimates and projections for all countries of the world, which is used for
numerous derived indexes and analytic reports and papers by various UN agencies and research centers.
The World
Population Prospects (WPP) include abridged life tables for all countries of the world and for all periods between 1950
and 2100. In addition, the WPP also includes numerous other indicators relevant for population aging research, such as the
median age of the population, adult mortality. etc.
Abridged Life Tables for all countries of the world: male, 1950-2100.
Abridged Life Tables for all countries of the world: female, 1950-2100. |
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Extended Model Life Tables (United Nations Population Division)
Two sets of standard model life table families (Coale-Demeny 1966 and 1989,
and United Nations, 1982) are commonly used to derive a variety of mortality indicators and as underlying mortality
patterns for estimation and projection by the United Nations and the demographic research community at large. But these
two sets of model life tables - designed primarily to be used in developing countries or for historical populations cover
mortality patterns only for a life span from age 20 to 75. A new set extended model life tables was computed in Spring
2010 by staff of the Population Division (Gerland and Li) based on the modified Lee-Carter approach. After extensive
cross-validation against the Human Mortality Database (HMD) performed by Kirill Andreev some constraints have been imposed
to ensure convergence toward the HMD mortality experience at high levels of e(0). The nine families of model life tables
extended up to e(0)=100 were smoothly blended to the existing ones to insure smooth mortality surfaces by age and sex and
e(0) levels. The new model life tables can be downloaded below.
Extended Model Life Tables
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World Population Ageing
(United Nations Population Division)
The World Population Ageing 2013 report is the fourth in a series. The first report was
released in 2002 in conjunction with the Second World Assembly on Ageing. The present report, which updates the 2007 and
2009 editions, provides a description of global trends in population ageing and includes new features on the
socio-economic and health aspects of ageing. Data on demographic trends used in the present report are taken from the 2012
Revision of the official United Nations World Population Prospects (see above). In addition, data on labor force
participation were obtained from the International Labor Organization (2011) and data on statutory retirement age from the
United States Social Security Administration (2013). Data on living arrangements and marital status were compiled from the
United Nations (2012). |
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Global Health Observatory (GHO)
(United Nations World Health Organization)
The country statistical pages bring together the main health data and statistics for each
country, as compiled by WHO and partners in close consultation with Member States, and include descriptive and analytical
summaries of health indicators for major health topics. |
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Paul Irving (2014): The Upside of Aging: How Long Life Is Changing the World of Health, Work, Innovation, Policy and
Purpose. Wiley, 1st edition. |
Peter Dicken (2011): Global Shift, Sixth Edition: Mapping the Changing Contours of the World Economy. The Guilford Press;
Sixth Edition. |
Ronald Lee, Andrew Mason (2013): Population Aging and the Generational Economy: A Global Perspective. Edward Elgar Pub.
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Ted C. Fishman (2010): Shock of Gray: The
Aging of the World's Population and How it Pits Young Against Old, Child Against Parent, Worker Against Boss, Company
Against Rival, and Nation Against Nation. Scribner |
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