Roland Rau

TL;DR: Research suggests that ageing processes are modifiable and that people are living longer without severe disability, and this finding will be important for the chances to meet the challenges of ageing populations.

TL;DR: It is argued that life expectancy at advanced ages may continue to increase at the same pace as in the past, and countries with exceptionally low mortality, like Japan and France, do not show a deceleration in death rate declines.

TL;DR: In spite of the astonishing progress humans have made in lengthening the lifespan, a male disadvantage in lifespan measures has remained substantial—a result that will resonate with enduring public interest in male–female differences in many facets of life.

TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of social factors on excess winter mortality in Denmark was investigated and the authors concluded that reducing cold-related mortality is a good strategy to reduce the number of deaths.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that improvements in health and progress in preventing disability will not, by themselves, compensate for the ageing of the workforce, however, coupled with a positive migration balance, these developments could ease the effect of population ageing on the supply side of the European labour market.