Interesting Facts About Aging

People tend to get happier when they get older. 

According to a new research that was based on 340,000 Americans aged between 18 and 85 has revealed that people become happier in their later age. The life is quite content for people aged 18 – people tend to be concerned about all negative things that happens, however it is mainly till the age of 50. After the age of 50, people tend to see the world not as troublesome as before 50.

 

People who think about falling over usually fall over more frequently.

Stay positive – negative things might cause negative consequences. 500 people aged 70-90 were surveyed by the University of South Wales, and revealed that people who were usually anxious about falling over actually do that as often as those who were not worrying about it.

The teeth of older people gets less sensitive

The reason is that the inner hard tissue becomes stronger - as it is formed between the teeth enamel and nerves it does protect teeth from being too sensitive.

Expected world population of older people rise

It is expected the world’s population of people aged over 60 is going to increase by 11% between 2000 and 2050, meaning that the number of people aged over 60 will increase from 605 million to about 2 billion.

The need for long-term care is going to increase

As there will be more people who live longer (more people will get to their 80s and 90s), the need for care is expected to increase significantly. Because of the increasing number of seniors who will not be able to live independently as they will have limited mobility as well as mental and other health issues, there will be an increase in home nursing, assisted living, retirement villages and other care institutions.