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Title: | Climate change and its impacts on elderly road users in Malta : a call for new policies? |
Authors: | Mifsud, Deborah Attard, Maria Ison, Stephen G. |
Keywords: | Climatic changes Traffic congestion -- Malta Older people -- Transportation Air -- Pollution -- Malta |
Issue Date: | 2015 |
Publisher: | University of Malta |
Citation: | Mifsud, D., Attard, M., & Ison, S. (2015). Climate change and its impacts on elderly road users in Malta : a call for new policies? Climate Change Targets and Urban Transport Policy, Valletta. |
Abstract: | Malta has a high elderly population. This increased rapidly throughout the years and is projected to further accelerate in the future. In 2011, the elderly population in Malta (60+) was of 98,786, representing 24% of the entire population. The number of elderly females exceeded that of the males (Figure 1). However, the increase between 2005 and 2011 was higher for males: +31%. This is an indication that due to several health improvements, life expectancy of elderly in Malta is increasing. Indeed, the Maltese elderly population is healthier than the EU-27 average. In 2010, the healthy life year indicator showed that on average, men and women in Malta at the age of 65 are expected to live a further 12 and 11.9 years respectively in a healthy condition (PwC, 2012). |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/41908 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacArtGeo |
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