Human Longevity, Individual Life Duration, and the Growth of the Oldest-Old Population (Hardcover, 2007 ed.)

Old-age survival has considerably improved in the second half of the twentieth century. The life expectancy in wealthy countries has increased, on average, from 65 years in 1950 to 76 years in 2005. The rise was more spectacular in some countries: the life expectancy for Japanese women rose from 62 years to 86 years during the same period. Driven by this longevity extension, the population aged 80 and over in those countries has grown fivefold from 8.5 millions in 1950 to 44.5 millions in 2005. Why has such a substantial extension of human lifespan occurred? How long can we live? In this book, these fundamental questions are explored by experts from such diverse fields as biology, medicine, epidemiology, demography, sociology, and mathematics: they report on recent cutting-edge studies about essential issues of human longevity such as evolution of lifespan of species, genetics of human longevity, reasons for the recent improvement in survival of the elderly, medical and behavioral causes of deaths among very old people, and social factors of long survival in old age.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	International Studies in Population, 4
Release date:	November 2006
First published:	2007
Editors:	Jean-Marie Robine • Eileen M. Crimmins • Shiro Horiuchi • Yi Zeng
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	442
Edition:	2007 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4020-4846-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4020-4846-7
Barcode:	9781402048463

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