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One-in-four Japan women 'elderly' - BBC Health News 21st September 2009
One-quarter of Japanese women are aged 65 or over, official figures indicate, highlighting fears of a looming demographic crisis in the country.
According to government estimates, more than 16 million Japanese women have reached 65, the highest number since records began in 1950.
Contraceptives can reduce impact of climate change says Lancet - Daily Telegraph 18th September 2009
Greater use of contraceptives could help reduce the global impact of climate change, according to medical journal The Lancet.
Cambourne: Britain's birth place - The Independent 4th September 2009
The Cambridgeshire town is unremarkable – except its birth rate is higher than those of India, China and Brazil.
Population of older people set to surpass number of children, report finds - The Guardian 20th July 2009
US census bureau report highlights shift in global population that may bring social and economic changes worldwide
Margaret Drabble: The old have a powerful role to play. We're going to enjoy it - The Observer 24th August 2008
From offensive road signs to bad jokes about silver surfers, age discrimination is one of the besetting problems of our times
UK has more people of pensionable age than children under 16 | - The Guardian 22nd August 2008
For the first time, the UK has more people of pensionable age than children under 16, the Office for National Statistics revealed yesterday.
Confirmation of the ageing nature of Britain's population comes as the improvement in mortality rates seen in the second half of the 20th century is shown to have accelerated during this decade.
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