Did you know that between mid-1988 to mid-2018 the median age (the age at which half the population is older and half is younger) of the Northern Ireland population has increased from 30.4 to 38.7? For more information, see the 2018 Mid-year Population Estimates for Northern Ireland, which is available from Northern ireland Statistics and […]
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Did you know that one third (34%) of people taking part in the 2017 Northern Ireland Life and Times survey thought that older people are, on the whole, treated better or worse than people in the general population in this country because of their age. This figure is highest amoung people aged 45-54 years (43%), […]
Did you know that in 2018, the likelihood of recording a crime with the police was highest for the 20-24 age group (68 per 1,000) and lowest for the 65+ age group (15 per 1,000)? More information is available Crime and Justice: The Experience of Older People in Northern Ireland by Kevin Brown and Faith Gordon, […]
Did you know that in 2016, there were 27,522 males and 54,871 females aged 65 years or over who were living alone? By 2041, it is estimated that these figures will rise to 43,9072 for males (an increase of 60%) and 70,482 for females (an increase of 28%). For more information, see the Northern Ireland Household […]
Did you know that from 2010/11 to 2016/17, 1531 people over the age of 65 were victims of violence with injury (including homicide.) This denotes 1.9% of total victims. Further information can be found in the report An analysis of clearance rates for crimes committed against older people in Northern Ireland between 2010/11 and 2016/17, […]
Did you know that just over one half (52%) of drivers taking part in the 2017/18 Continuous Household Survey admitted using their phone in some capacity whilst driving during the previous 12 months. For drivers aged 65 or over, this figure was 25%. More information can be found in the report Road Safety Issues in […]
The Citizens’ Assembly for Northern Ireland focussed on social care for older people, and took place over two weekends in October and November 2018. Three members of the ARK Ageing Programme team – Ann Marie Gray, Alexandra Chapman and Gemma Carney – contributed to the Assembly by preparing briefing papers, giving presentations, and preparing concluding […]
Did you know that in Northern Ireland, life expectancy at birth in 2015-17 was 78.5 years for males and 82.3 years for females. Healthy life expectancy at birth in 2015-17 was 59.1 years for males and 60.3 years for females. For more information, see the Public Health Information Northern Ireland Fact Sheet 2018 on the […]
Did you know that in 2001, there were 224,090 people aged 65 or over living in Northern Ireland. By 2017, there were 302,975 people in this age group, which represents an increase of 35%. There has been an increase of 26% in the number of women aged 65 or over, and the number of men […]
The ARK Ageing team is very proud of Dr Elizabeth Martin – our first graduate. Elizabeth graduated from Queen’s University on 29 June 2019.
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