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For the song by Hole and Nirvana, see Old Age. Old age consists of ages nearing or surpassing the Average life span of Human beings and thus the end of the human life cycle.
A smiling old man from Tajikistan
A smiling old man from Tajikistan

Old age consists of ages nearing or surpassing the average life span of human beings, and thus the end of the human life cycle. This article is about the facial expression For the typographical symbol see Smiley. Tajikistan (təˈdʒɪkɨstæn or /təˈdʒiːkɨstæn/ Тоҷикистон tɔʤikɪsˈtɔn or, Persian تاجیکستان‎ taajikestaan officially the Republic of Life expectancy is the average number of years of life remaining at a given age Human beings, humans or man (Origin 1590–1600 L homō man OL hemō the earthly one (see Humus A life cycle is a period involving 1 Generation of an Organism through means of Reproduction, whether through Asexual reproduction or Sexual Euphemisms and terms for older people include seniors — chiefly an American usage — or elderly. A euphemism is a substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener or in the case of doublespeak As occurs with almost any definable group of humanity, some people will hold a prejudice against others; in this case, against older people. This is one form of ageism. Ageism is Stereotyping and Prejudice against individuals or groups because of their age

Older people have limited regenerative abilities and are more prone to disease, syndromes, and sickness than other adults. For the 2008 British film by Noel Clarke see Adulthood (film. For the biology of ageing, see Senescence. Foundations of modern biology There are five unifying principles Ageing or aging (American English is the accumulation of changes in an organism Senescence refers to the biological processes of a living Organism approaching an advanced age (i The medical study of the aging process is gerontology, and the study of diseases that afflict the elderly is geriatrics. Gerontology (from Greek γερο gero, "old age" and λόγος Logos, "speech" lit Geriatrics is the branch of Medicine that focuses on health care of the elderly

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Definition

Old Woman Dozing by Nicolaes Maes (1656). Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
Old Woman Dozing by Nicolaes Maes (1656). Nicolaes Maes, also known as Nicolaes Maas (January 1634 Dordrecht - buried November 24, 1693, Amsterdam) was a Dutch Baroque Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels

The boundary between middle age and old age cannot be defined exactly because it does not have the same meaning in all societies. The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium ( French Les Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique; Dutch: Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is Middle age is the period of life beyond Young adulthood but before the onset of Old age. In many parts of the world, people are considered old because of certain changes in their activities or social roles. Examples: people may be considered old when they become grandparents, or when they begin to do less or different work — retirement. Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely In North America and Europe, people are often considered old if they have lived a certain number of years.

Many Americans think of 65 as the beginning of old age because United States workers become eligible at this age to retire with full Social Security benefits. Social Security, in the United States currently refers to the federal Old-Age Survivors and Disability Insurance ( OASDI) program People in the 65-and-over age group are often called senior citizens. In 2003, the age at which an American citizen becomes eligible for full Social Security benefits began to increase gradually until it reaches 67 in 2027.

Physical manifestations

Old age can cause wrinkles and liver spots on the skin, change of hair color to grey or white or loss of hair (or both), lessened hearing and sight abilities, loss of reaction time and agility or reduced ability to think or recall memories.

Demographic changes

Worldwide, the number of people 65 or older is increasing faster than ever before. Most of this increase is occurring in developed countries. The term developed country, or advanced country, is used to categorize countries with developed Economies in which the tertiary and quaternary sectors In the United States the percentage of people 65 or older increased from 4 percent in 1900 to about 13 percent in 1998. In 1900, only about 3 million of the nation's citizens had reached 65. By 1998, the number of senior citizens had increased to about 34 million. Population experts estimate that more than 50 million Americans — about 17 percent of the population — will be 65 or older in 2020. The number of old people is growing around the world chiefly because more children reach adulthood. (Keith Wetzel)

Life expectancy

In most parts of the world, women live, on average, longer than men. In the United States in the late 1990s, life expectancy at birth was 80 years for women and 77 years for men. Life expectancy is the average number of years of life remaining at a given age

Elderly Gallery

An old Eastern European farmer woman

An 85-year old Ivatan woman sitting at her house's door

Portrait of a Elderly Lady (1883) by Mary Cassatt

Ruben's old man painting by Peter Paul Rubensis on display at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

An Old man in Tunis

Man with deep wrinkles and a round cap at Ravangla market in Sikkim. Eastern Europe is a general term that refers to the Geopolitical region encompassing the easternmost part of the European continent. A farmer is a person who raises living organisms for food or raw materials A portrait is a painting, photograph, Sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person in which the face and its expression is predominant Mary Stevenson Cassatt ( May 22, 1844 &ndash June 14, 1926) was an American painter and Printmaker. The Kunsthistorisches Museum ( English: "Museum of Art History" in Vienna, housed in its festive palatial building on Ringstraße, crowned Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Tunis ( Arabic: تونس Tūnis) is the Capital of the Tunisian Republic and also the Tunis Sikkim ( Nepali:, also Sikhim) is a Landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayas It is the least populous state in India

See also

Individuals who became famous in old age

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Preceded by
Middle age		 Stages of human development
Old age		 Succeeded by
None (Death)
Mary Jane Rathbun ( 22 December, 1923, Minneapolis Minnesota - 10 April, 1999, Forest Hill San Francisco California) Malvina Reynolds (born as Malvina Milder on August 23, 1900, died March 17, 1978) was an American folk / Blues Harland David Sanders, better known as Colonel Sanders ( September 9, 1890 &ndash December 16, 1980) was an American entrepreneur Kentucky Fried Chicken, usually known as KFC, is a chain of Fast food restaurants based in Louisville Kentucky. Middle age is the period of life beyond Young adulthood but before the onset of Old age. Human development is the process of Growing to maturity In biological terms this entails growth from a one-celled Zygote to an adult Human being Death is the termination of the biological functions that define living Organisms It refers both to a specific

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old age

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  1. The latter part of (human) life. Old age begins with the deterioration of physical abilities such as sight, hearing, walking (stick required), etc. or by definition at a certain age (eg. 65 in present times), and ends in death.
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