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How did the study come about? shares with other developed countries the prospect rapid and sustained population ageing. The distribution of the Irish population is undergoing dramatic change at present and this trend is predicted continue into the future. 1 People are living, and older persons represent a larger proportion the population. In Ireland, the proportion of population aged 565 years has remained steady 11% for the past 40 years. However, it is projected this proportion will rise to 14% by 2021 and to19% by 2031. 2 The greatest increase will be in the old, aged 480 years, which is expected to than treble by 2036. 2 This change in the demographic of the Irish population poses a major health challenge.
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