Life is getting longer. Death is not defeated, but it takes longer to win than it used to. The increases seen for most people in life expectancy are surely a matter for great rejoicing. References to the burden of ageing seem to have missed the crucial point that living is something that most people at most times want to prolong, and on average people are able to do that for longer than ever before1, 2This increased life expectancy is a triumph of a century or more of improved incomes, lifestyles, and medical technology and intervention. However, it does mean that there are more older people, and the amount of care they need is increasing too./.../
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