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By 2008, the latest year for which a reliable breakdown of the statistics is available, 77% of suicides were male, but the proportion aged between 15 and 34 had risen to 72%.
The proportion aged 65 or older is expected to double to 40%.
Over the past century, the age profile of the population has become much older, with the proportion aged under 15 falling from 32% in 1911 to 16% last year, while the proportion aged 65 and over has increased from 5% to 17%.
The proportion of patients aged 80 years and above increased from 3.3%to3.9%9%, and the proportion aged 60 79 decreased from 15.1%to13.6%6%.
Furthermore, the proportion aged 40 to 49, potential older drug users of the future, increased from 8.1% in 1998 to 19.6% in 2004/05 [ 4].
According to the most recent survey findings, the proportion aged 30 to 59 years was between 61% and 79% (Germany and Canada, respectively).
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Patients meeting criteria for palliative care need had an average age of 70 years, with the greatest proportion aged more than 83 years.
The population of Africa, which has the youngest age distribution of any area, will age rapidly, with the proportion of people aged over 60 increasing from 5% today to 9% by 2050.
However, the distribution of age changed, with the proportion of workers aged ≥35 years increasing during the study period.
A report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) in 2010 also highlights heroin's ageing population: "Since 2006, there has been a shift towards older clients receiving treatment, with the proportion of clients aged 30 years and over rising from 72%to82%2% and the proportion of clients aged under 30 falling in 2010".
The proportion of people aged 65 or older is the fastest growing age group worldwide.
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