Study: More People Living With Disabling Health Issues

Longer life is bringing more years of living with disabling health problems, a new study has found. The Global Burden of Disease Study determined that 2.3 billion people – almost a third of the world’s inhabitants – live with multiple ailments, many of which contribute to disability but not death. In fact, the average older adult suffers from at least five ailments that are not life-threatening. More than 95 percent of people worldwide have health issues. Researchers analyzed...

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