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Healthy and active ageing

  • Most important projects and stakeholders working in this area of public health, including intergovernmental organizations, national government bodies, and non-state actors.

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    Stakeholders & projects
    Organisations: 11Projects: 7

  • Information and evidence resources, issue briefs, case studies and evidence synthesis briefs that can inform policy-making.

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    Evidence and evidence-informed practice
    Databases: 3Overviews: 6

  • A collection of policies and analyses in this area of public health in the WHO European Region.

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    Policy & analysis
    Policy: 20Analysis: 9

  • A reference list of tools and methods to aid in the design, implementation and monitoring of policies in this area of public health.

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    Tools & methods
    Monitoring: 4Policy support: 7

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    Indicators: 62Visualizations: 189

About the theme

The population in the WHO European Region is ageing rapidly: its median age is already the highest in the world, and the proportion of people aged 65 and older is forecast to increase from 14% in 2010 to 25% in 2050. People in nearly every part of the Region are living longer, but their chances of spending these later years in good health and well-being vary within and between countries.

Featured indicator

  • Nursing and elderly home beds per 100 000 (Line chart)
  • Influenza vaccination coverage, elderly (Map)
  • Influenza vaccination recommendation, elderly (Map)
Nursing and elderly home beds per 100 000
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Infographics

  • There are currently 2.5 times more women than men
  • Promoting health through the life-course
  • WHO Health Evidence Network synthesis reports
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