Did you know that between 2001 and 2019, the alcohol-specific death rates (combined underlying and contributory causes) for males aged 65 years or over rose by over 90% (92% for males and 90% for females)? Full information is available in the Alcohol-specific Deaths in Northern Ireland: Socio-Demographic Analyses report available on the Northern Ireland Statistics […]
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Did you know that in 2019, 400 people aged 60 years or over got divorced: 234 husbands and 166 wives? 12 civil partnerships were disolved in 2019, and these civil partners were all below 60 years. Full information is available on the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) website.
Did you know that males account for 34.4% of all people living in Northern Ireland aged 85 years or over, compared with 29.7% in 2008? Full information is available in the Men’s Health in Numbers report available on the Men’s Health Forum in Ireland website.
This online on 12 March with Susan Pickard (University of Liverpool) explores contemporary representations of intergenerational inequity Click here for more information.
This webinar on 17 February focuses on older women who are victims of domestic abuse, and the issues that they face. Click here for more information. This event is supported by the British Society of Gerontology.
‘Protect the NHS’ at the cost of care homes?, by Ann Marie Gray, Gemma Carney, Paula Devine and Bronagh Byrne (ARK Feature 18) was published in November 2020 as part of the COVID-19 and Vulnerable Groups project. What now for social care?, by Ann Marie Gray (ARK Feature 15) was published in June 2020 as […]
Did you know that 43.2% of people aged 75 years or older taking part in the 2019/20 Continuous Household Survey said that they were ‘most often’ lonely? This is slightly lower than the figure for 16-24 year olds (46.3%). In contrast, 31.7% of those aged 55-64 years felt most often lonely. Full information is available […]
Did you know that of the 56 people killed on Northern Ireland’s roads in 2019/20, nearly one third (17 people) were aged 65 years or over? Full information is available in the Police Recorded Injury Road Traffic Collisions and Casualties Northern Ireland Annual Report 2019/20 report available on the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) […]
We’re delighted to welcome Ángel Leira Pernas and Susan Hughes to the ARK Ageing Programme, as they begin their PhD research. Click here to find out more about our PhD students and their research.
Did you know that in 2019, there were 22 suicides of people aged 65 years or over registered in Northern Ireland? 13 of these deaths were of males, and 9 were of females. Full information for Suicide Statistics 2019 is available on the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) website.
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