The World report on ageing and health: a policy framework for healthy ageing

John R Beard, Alana Officer, Islene Araujo de Carvalho, Ritu Sadana, Anne Margriet Pot, Jean-Pierre Michel, Peter Lloyd-Sherlock, JoAnne E Epping-Jordan, G M E E Geeske Peeters, Wahyu Retno Mahanani, Jotheeswaran Amuthavalli Thiyagarajan, Somnath Chatterji, John R Beard, Alana Officer, Islene Araujo de Carvalho, Ritu Sadana, Anne Margriet Pot, Jean-Pierre Michel, Peter Lloyd-Sherlock, JoAnne E Epping-Jordan, G M E E Geeske Peeters, Wahyu Retno Mahanani, Jotheeswaran Amuthavalli Thiyagarajan, Somnath Chatterji

Abstract

Although populations around the world are rapidly ageing, evidence that increasing longevity is being accompanied by an extended period of good health is scarce. A coherent and focused public health response that spans multiple sectors and stakeholders is urgently needed. To guide this global response, WHO has released the first World report on ageing and health, reviewing current knowledge and gaps and providing a public health framework for action. The report is built around a redefinition of healthy ageing that centres on the notion of functional ability: the combination of the intrinsic capacity of the individual, relevant environmental characteristics, and the interactions between the individual and these characteristics. This Health Policy highlights key findings and recommendations from the report.

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Figure 1. Mortality at different ages for… — **Figure 1. Mortality at different ages for countries of low, middle, and high income, 2012**
OECD=Organisation for Economic Co-operation and development.

**Figure 2**
Years of life lost per 100 000 population, 2012 Top ten causes in people aged 60 years or older from WHO Global Health Estimates. OECD=Organisation for Economic Co-operation and development.

**Figure 3**
Range and mean intrinsic capacity of men and women in countries in the Study on global AGEing and adult health 2007–2010 (wave 1)

**Figure 4**
Physical functioning across the life course, stratified by ability to manage on current income Dashed lines show range between the median of top and bottom quintiles of physical functioning.

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A public health framework for healthy ageing

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The World report on ageing and health: a policy framework for healthy ageing

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