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Around 15 percent of the population in Europe's 53 countries is over 65, says the World Health Organisation. (Photo: TheeErin)

European health improvements unequal, WHO says

Europeans are living longer but health inequalities between men and women, countries and population segments are in some cases getting worse.

The conclusions were made by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in its European health report 2012 published on Tuesday (13 March).

“There are persistent and widespread inequities in health across the region, which in some cases are worsening,” said Zsuzsanna Jakab, WHO regional director for Europe, in a statement.

The report spans 53...

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

Around 15 percent of the population in Europe's 53 countries is over 65, says the World Health Organisation. (Photo: TheeErin)

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

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