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The Realisation of Human Rights Issues of Older People in Contemporary Ireland to Ensure Equal Life Opportunities

In: Human Rights in the Contemporary World

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  • Trudy Corrigan

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Across the world, there is a growing ageing population. The number of older people living longer is unprecedented in our contemporary world. The longevity dividend has now ensured that people are living for a longer time than ever before. It is anticipated that by 2050, the world's population of people aged over 60 years of age will double from 1 billion to 2.1 billion. The number of people aged 80 years and over is expected to triple between 2020 and 2050 to reach 426 million. The population of older people aged 65 plus years of age and older in Ireland was estimated at approximately 696,300 in 2019 and it is estimated to double to 1.56 million by 2051. This is an increase from 11.0% of the population in 2009 to 14.1% in 2018. In recent years, issues for older people, such as the ability to continue to live in their community, to have ease of access to health care, to have access to workplace training, and to ensure equal life chances, are issues of importance for people as they age. This is increasingly perceived within the framework of human rights as guided by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

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  • Trudy Corrigan, 2022. "The Realisation of Human Rights Issues of Older People in Contemporary Ireland to Ensure Equal Life Opportunities," Chapters, in: Trudy Corrigan (ed.), Human Rights in the Contemporary World, IntechOpen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:260803
    DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.103672
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    Keywords

    older people; human rights; equal life opportunities;
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    • Z18 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Public Policy

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