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The Lancet Public Health· 2019Q1

Measuring population ageing: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Angela Y. Chang, Vegard Skirbekk, Stefanos Tyrovolas, Nicholas J Kassebaum et al.

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A new metric developed from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 reveals that the 'equivalent age' of 65-year-olds in terms of age-related disease burden ranges from 76.1 years in Japan to 45.6 years in Papua New Guinea, highlighting significant disparities in population health ageing.

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Field: Demography

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