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Elderly - Skyaid.org

Saving lives might decrease disability and medical costs.  added 12/17/01
Article notices that last year of medical costs decrease with age.

One billion elderly (over 60) by 2020 = 13% of population, 3/4 of whom will be in developing countries
231 million China, 145 million India, 30 million Brazil, 29 million Indonesia, etc. Reported in The Futurist - July 2001, taken from Feb 2001 news release of www.ifpri.org, original source apparently is the World Health Organization   added 08/17/01

2/3 of Americans surveyed want to live to be 100.
80% feel that it will be essential to good access to medical care (Skyaid needed for rural residents?)
1000 people were surveyed.  Press Release from CNN and original source - June 13   added 06/17/01

Hip Fractures:  updated 5/06/01
340,000 in US annually
95% caused by falls
Average cost $37,000
Leading cause of injury death for those over 65
10X higher rate for those over 85
20% of women over 65 will fracture a hip during their lifetime
Only about 25% of patients will make a full recovery: 
    40% will require nursing home care
       50% will need a cane or walker
            20% will die within one year after the fall.

Russian men lead short lives - Drinking, smoking, little exercise, and poor nutrition result in a 59 year life expectancy of Russian males.  added 08/28/01

Populations are getting older - population pyramids charts of US, Japan, China - selected from on-line database  added 5/08/01

The FAA does not permit pilots who are too old (>60) to fly large passenger jets. 
These experienced pilots can, however, fly commuter aircraft like Skycars (fewer passengers)
Lifetimes will be longer by 2050 Varies with country: 
New predictions: 83-91, rather than 80-83 - from Nature June 2000   added 3/22/01

Great Hazard: not nuclear, climate change, etc. - but the graying of the population  added 06/25/01

DeathRate.gif (9935 bytes)Death Rate vs. age chart- US males 1900 and 1996
from http://www.prb.org/pubs/population_bulletin/bu53-3/fig4.gif
added 06/30/01