Health in aging

biological age

age determined by how well various body parts are working.

the population of those older than 65 years has increased by more than 2 million people (7% of the population)

since 1990

By 2040 it is estimated that

1.3 billion persons will be 65 or older worldwide.

This raises the percentage globally to

14%

the year 2030 estimate that

22% of Americans, or 70.2 million, will be older than the age of 65.

chronological age

Age as measured in years from date of birth (actual age)

The world's oldest country is

The world's oldest country is

Old age is a difficult and complex concept to grasp because our idea of aging is

constantly changing

A number of these less-developed nations are also experiencing a __________________population increase (births minus deaths).

downturn in natural

Even with their relatively low percentages, the population of minority older adults is _________________ than their white counterparts.

growing at a faster rate

In 1900, only 4% of Americans, or 1 in 25,

were older than 65 years of age.

The population of those older than 65 numbered

were older than 65 years of age.

as of 2008, ___________of women aged 65 and over were widowed as compared to ________ of men in this same age group

1) 40% 2) 13%

As of mid-year 2008, __________ individuals worldwide were 65 years of age or older.

1) 506 million 2) This represents 7% of the world's population

As of 2010, life expectancy was ____________for women and 76.1 years for men.

1) 81.1 years 2) 76.1 years

Life expectancy projections for 2030 are__________ for women and ____________for men.

1) 84.17 years 2) 78.32 years

As of 2009, among those ___________ and older, there are only ___________________.

1) 85 years 2) 32 men for every 100 women

This greater longevity in women is because _____________________________ —the major killer diseases—have been and still are more common in men, although men have closed the longevity gap somewhat due to the increase in cardiovascular disease among women.

1) heart attacks, cancer, and stroke

For the first time in human history, people over 65 years of age will outnumber children _________________. This likely will occur between__________________.

1) under 5 years of age 2) 2015 and 2020

Biologists tell us that a person's____________ is more important than the person's_____________ when determining an individual's health status

1. biological age 2. chronological age

As of April 1, 2010, this same age cohort numbered

40.3 million, representing 13% of the total population

Today in the United States, and throughout most countries, women can expect to live, on average,___________ longer than men.

5 years

This age cohort is expected to increase from _____________________ to______________, a 19% increase for that decade.2

5.5 million in 2010 to 6.6 million in 2020

They use the terms third-agers, or elder, when referring to those persons

65 to 85 years of age

From that time on, approximately one American will turn

65 years of age every 8 seconds for the next 18 years.

In the United States, in 2010, older men were more likely to be married than older women:

72% of men compared to 42% of women

Policy makers have used the ______________as a marker in establishing policies affecting older adults

age of 65

age cohort

an aggregate group of people born during the same period

As of 2008, approximately 62% of the world's population over 65 years old live in developing nations__________.

an estimated 313 million people.

The graying of America continues to accelerate as the first of the

baby boom generation

if a _____________________ of either gender lives to age 65, his or her life expectancy is much closer to whites than it was at birth.

black person

What we thought of as old in the 19th century is

considered middle age now

The number of those ___________exceeding 100 years of age reached 53,264 in 2010.

elderly

The U.S. Census Bureau predicts that nonwhite populations will account for nearly

half (42%) of the U.S. population by 2050

in this same age cohort are experiencing functional declines as well as

healthcare or financial needs.

Other ethnic minorities in the United States,_________________and _____________, have life expectancies lower than African Americans

including Mexican Americans and Native Americans

Their term old-old refers only to those

individuals older than age 85

Life expectancy for nonwhite Americans is

less than it is for whites

there is a great amount of variability among

old-agers

The French have a similar method of categorizing

older adults

An even more dramatic aging trend exists among those

older than 85 years of age, often referred to as the old-old.

The so-called old-old usually refers to those

older than age 75 whose activities are often limited by functional disabilities.

the younger-than-65 age group has increased by

only 4%.

Demographic aging

proportion of older people (e.g. 60+) or oldest old (80+)

Whereas many individuals moving into the third age and beyond are of

sound mind and body as well as financially secure,

Women may also handle stress better and have better social support systems than ___________________________ do.

their male counterparts

African American men and women currently live on average 6 and 5 years less, respectively, than

their white counterparts

baby boom generation

those Americans born between 1946 and 1964) turned 65 years of age in 2011

Bernice Neugarten

was the first to coin the term young-old, which denotes relatively healthy and financially independent elders of any age, although usually those between 55 and 74 years of age.