Sentences with phrase «despite population aging»

In a Policy View published in The Lancet Neurology journal, a group of leading experts on the epidemiology of dementia state that the number of people with dementia — both new cases and total numbers with the disease — in some Western European countries is stabilising despite population aging, in direct contrast to the «dementia epidemic» reported in some recent studies.

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In the last 12 months, Canada has added 118,500 part - time jobs while shedding 3,100 net full - time ones, despite the working age population (defined as those 15 and older) rising by 374,200, approximately the population of London, ON.

Despite increasing interest in cognitive health from an aging population, the majority (over two - thirds) of global launches marketed on a brain health platform are baby foods, particularly infant formulas and milks, where DHA is often used for its brain development properties.

But despite that, the birth rate remains extremely low at 1.4 births per woman and people aged 19 and under make up less than 1/5 of the population.

Despite a well educated population (with a median age of 24), the country had not created enough jobs for the vast number of young people obtaining secondary and college degrees, particularly in the interior and western parts of the country.

Mr. Lippman has been an advocate of reforming the bail system — Rikers Island is mainly a pre-trial detention facility, and many of its inmates are there because they can not afford to post bail — and of raising the age of criminality, two things that would both reduce the size of the Rikers Island population, which is already at an all - time low despite increasing violence there.

From 1999 to 2013, mortality increased by nine per cent in middle - aged white non-Hispanic Americans, despite life expectancy continuing to rise among other U.S. populations, including Hispanic and black non-Hispanic populations.

Its popularity is a consequence, experts say, of an aging «boomer» population and heavy drug industry marketing, and has come about despite its unknown, long - term health risks.

Despite ongoing research effort and improved knowledge about the disease, there is currently no effective preventive or curative treatment for AD, which could result in a public health crisis given the continuous aging of populations worldwide.

Despite the unprecedented shift in the age of the population, the public, physicians and policymakers lack information on sexual behavior at older ages and on how sexual activities and problems change with age and illness.

Despite their high carbohydrate intake, not a single individual was overweight or obese in a sample of Kitava natives aged 40 - 60 years, whereas in a Swedish sex and age - matched control population, the prevalence of overweight, obesity and morbid obesity was 38 %, 10 %, and 2 %, respectively.

Despite an exploding population of active agers, very few health and fitness professionals are qualified to safely and effectively work with clients over age 55.

In the age of internet dating... a friend and I joked that despite men being half of the world's population (around 2.5 billion at the time) there were only around 1,000 potential future husbands for me.

Despite the growing diversity of the nation's school - aged population, the embrace of school choice policy across the country has coincided with an increase in segregation across race, socioeconomic status, and student ability.

An assessment of needs, however, revealed that only 143 LEP children were participating in gifted programs, despite the fact that minority language students represent 16.17 % (96,674) of the school - age population.

Despite having an ageing population there has been a large influx of young professionals and vibrant arts scene in Kingston.

A bigger challenge for young and middle - aged Canadians, added Vettese, is the low interest rate environment and the impact that the aging population is having on the balance between savers and borrowers, despite efforts by government to stimulate the economy.

Despite the province's aging population, millennials now comprise 28 per cent of the population, outnumbering the baby boomers, according to a 2016 study by the Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton.

Despite what you may think, people at age 75 do not exhibit any additional health issues compared to that of the population in the age range 60 to 74.

age appears to have risen pretty smoothly over the yrs, despite maturities & sales, suggesting a pretty normal population distribution.

Despite the evidence that age impacts the current outcomes for older cats and dogs in shelters, the literature has yet to document the influence of other factors in addition to age that can impact the outcomes of this population.

Item: «Despite its over one billion person population, China is worried about becoming an aging society, prompting a review of its one - child policy.»

The apparent paradoxes of individual tree growth increasing with tree size despite declining leaf - level8, 9,10 and stand - level10 productivity can be explained, respectively, by increases in a tree's total leaf area that outpace declines in productivity per unit of leaf area and, among other factors, age - related reductions in population density.

Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control show that young people between the ages of 15 and 24 account for around 30 percent of traffic - related injuries despite making up only 14 percent of the population.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that people between the ages of 15 and 24 account for roughly 30 percent of all accident costs among males and 28 percent of accident costs among females despite representing only 14 percent of the US population.

And it's not just the number of accidents that's higher, it's also the severity: drivers under the age of 25 are involved in more than a quarter of all fatal crashes, despite accounting for just over 12 % of the driving population.

The dramatic increase in our aging population has resulted in thousands of new jobs within the health care industry despite the recession.

Despite these limitations, the results of this study based on a sample of the Japanese general population suggest that there are two pathways leading to the emergence of infantile aggression at 18 months of age.

Despite making up only 5 per cent of the population aged 10 to 17, more than half of the young people in jail are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youths.

Recent research conducted in mainland China found that obesity prevalence was higher among children in wealthier families, 4 but the patterns were different in Hong Kong with higher rates of childhood obesity among lower income families.4 5 Hong Kong, despite having a per capita gross domestic product of Hong Kong dollar (HK$) 273 550, has large income differences between rich and poor as reflected by a high Gini coefficient of 0.539 reported in 2016; approximately 20 % of the population are living in poverty as defined by a monthly household income below half of the Hong Kong median.6 It is widely accepted that population health tend to be worse in societies with greater income inequalities, and hence low - income families in these societies are particularly at risk of health problems.7 In our previous study, children from Hong Kong Chinese low - income families experienced poorer health and more behavioural problems than other children in the population at similar age.8 Adults from these families also reported poorer health - related quality of life (HRQOL), 9 with 6.1 % of the parents having a known history of mental illness and 18.2 % of them reporting elevated level of stress.

Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental disorders during childhood and adolescence, with a prevalence of 3 — 5 % in school - age children (6 — 12 years) and 10 — 19 % in adolescents (13 — 18 years); 1, 2 and the prevalence of anxiety disorders in this population tends to increase over time.3 Anxiety is the most common psychological symptom reported by children and adolescents; however, presentation varies with age as younger patients often report undifferentiated anxiety symptoms, for example, muscle tension, headache, stomachache or angry outbursts.4 According to the standard diagnostic systems, there are various types of anxiety disorders, for example, generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), social phobias (SOP), social anxiety disorder (SAD), panic disorder (PD), overanxious disorder, separation anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive - compulsive disorder (OCD).5 Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents often occur with a number of comorbidities, such as autism spectrum disorders, 6 depressive disorders, 7 conduct disorder, 8 substance abuse9 or suicide - related behaviour.10 Youths with anxiety disorders experience serious impairment in social functioning (eg, poor school achievement; relational problems with family members and peers).11, 12 Childhood and adolescent anxiety disorders can persist despite treatment, 1 and they are associated with later adult psychopathology.13, 14

Despite the sales drop - off, Yun says fundamental demand for second homes remains favorable because a large segment of the population is in the prime age group for buying a vacation or investment property.

Despite the clear importance of assisting seniors in finding affordable and suitable dwellings, the reality is that there are limited housing options for our aging population at the present time — especially in rural communities.

Despite a 9.7 percent growth in the overall population, the number of households with children under age 18 has remained at 38 million since 2000 — that's fewer than the number of households with dogs (which stands at 43 million).