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The Role of Education

Comparing Healthy Life Years across 16 European countries
To account for the role of education in a country’s health outcomes, Markus Sauerberg of the Vienna Institute of Demography (OeAW) uses Eurostat data to compare Healthy Life Years between 16 European countries by gender and education level.

To account for the role of education in a country’s health outcomes, Markus Sauerberg of the Vienna Institute of Demography (OeAW) uses Eurostat data to compare Healthy Life Years between 16 European countries by gender and education level.

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Projecting Mortality

Higher Future European Life Expectancy than previously expected
Fanny Janssen (Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI) and University of Groningen (UoG)) and colleagues introduce a novel mortality forecasting technique that takes into account both the impact of smoking, obesity and alcohol on mortality trends and the mortality experience of forerunner populations.

Fanny Janssen (Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI) and University of Groningen (UoG)) and colleagues introduce a novel mortality forecasting technique that takes into account both the impact of smoking, obesity and alcohol on mortality trends and the mortality experience of forerunner populations.

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Understanding Wellbeing Inequalities

The role of gender and educational attainment
Anna Barbuscia (University of Lausanne and Ined) and Chiara Comolli (Stockholm University and University of Lausanne) examine the development of wellbeing across age by gender and education in France and Switzerland.

Anna Barbuscia (University of Lausanne and Ined) and Chiara Comolli (Stockholm University and University of Lausanne) examine the development of wellbeing across age by gender and education in France and Switzerland.

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Is young adult excess mortality a natural phenomenon?

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Young adults, however, are often an exception, with higher than expected mortality, as Adrien Remund, Carlo Giovanni Camarda, and Tim Riffe explain. Is this natural in humans, or are there other factors involved?

Young adults, however, are often an exception, with higher than expected mortality, as Adrien Remund, Carlo Giovanni Camarda, and Tim Riffe explain. Is this natural in humans, or are there other factors involved?

Being a grandparent and depression: how does it differ across England, Europe and China?

Being a grandparent and depression: how does it differ across England, Europe and China?

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Yazhen Yang, Maria Evandrou and Athina Vlachantoni examine the cross-national differences in the effect of grandparenting on older persons’ depression in England, Europe and China. They look to understand the role of providing childcare, grandparents’ gender and the national economy.

Yazhen Yang, Maria Evandrou and Athina Vlachantoni examine the cross-national differences in the effect of grandparenting on older persons’ depression in England, Europe and China. They look to understand the role of providing childcare, grandparents’ gender and the national economy.

Beyond COVID

Ageing as a Paradigm Shift: What has COVID-19 taught us?

Population Europe hosted the third instalment of the ‘Beyond COVID-19: Population Challenges Ahead’ series on Friday, 11 June 2021 to discuss our ageing society and its policy implications.

Population Europe hosted the third instalment of the ‘Beyond COVID-19: Population Challenges Ahead’ series on Friday, 11 June 2021 to discuss our ageing society and its policy implications.

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NIDI is celebrating 50 years

In 2020, NIDI celebrated their 50th anniversary as the national demographic institute of the Netherlands

In 2020, NIDI celebrated their 50th anniversary as the national demographic institute of the Netherlands

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