Old-age survival has considerably improved in the second half of the twentieth century. Why has such a substantial extension of human lifespan occurred? How lon

States that the number of genuine long-livers is exploding and a substantial proportion of new-borns in developed countries may survive to celebrate their 100th

More than 2.3 million Americans are now age 85 and older, and the population total in this age group is steadily expanding. This book brings together leading re

Demographers and public health specialists have been surprised by the rapid increases in life expectancy, especially at the oldest ages, that have occurred sinc

The International Handbook of Population Aging examines research on a wide array of the profound implications of population aging. It demonstrates how the world