abstract: 'Purpose of the Study: Social and scientific discourses on healthy ageing

  and on health equity are increasingly available, yet from a global

  perspective limited conceptual and analytical work connecting both has

  been published. This review was done to inform the WHO World Report on

  Ageing and Health and to inform and encourage further work addressing

  both healthy aging and equity.

  Design and Methods: We conducted an extensive literature review on the

  overlap between both topics, privileging publications from 2005 onward,

  from low-, middle-, and high-income countries. We also reviewed evidence

  generated around the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health,

  applicable to ageing and health across the life course.

  Results: Based on data from 194 countries, we highlight differences in

  older adults'' health and consider three issues: First, multi-level

  factors that contribute to differences in healthy ageing, across

  contexts; second, policies or potential entry points for action that

  could serve to reduce unfair differences (health inequities); and third,

  new research areas to address the cause of persistent inequities and

  gaps in evidence on what can be done to increase healthy ageing and

  health equity.

  Implications: Each of these areas warrant in depth analysis and

  synthesis, whereas this article presents an overview for further

  consideration and action.'
affiliation: 'Sadana, R (Corresponding Author), WHO, Dept Ageing \& Life Course, 20
  Ave Appia, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland.

  Sadana, Ritu, WHO, Dept Ageing \& Life Course, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland.

  Blas, Erik, Int Publ Hlth \& Dev, Copenhagen, Denmark.

  Budhwani, Suman, Univ Toronto, Inst Hlth Policy Management \& Evaluat, Toronto,
  ON M5S 1A1, Canada.

  Koller, Theadora, WHO, Gender Equ \& Human Rights Team, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211 Geneva,
  Switzerland.

  Paraje, Guillermo, Univ Adolfo Ibanez, Escuela Negocios, Santiago, Chile.'
author: Sadana, Ritu and Blas, Erik and Budhwani, Suman and Koller, Theadora and Paraje,
  Guillermo
author-email: sadanar@who.int
author_list:
- family: Sadana
  given: Ritu
- family: Blas
  given: Erik
- family: Budhwani
  given: Suman
- family: Koller
  given: Theadora
- family: Paraje
  given: Guillermo
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1093/geront/gnw034
eissn: 1758-5341
files: []
issn: 0016-9013
journal: GERONTOLOGIST
keywords: 'Healthy life expectancy; Life course; Social determinants of health;

  Health policy; Research agenda'
keywords-plus: 'MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES; OLDER-ADULTS; SOCIAL GERONTOLOGY; CARE;

  COVERAGE; AGE; PRIORITIES; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASES; POLICY'
language: English
month: APR
number: '2'
number-of-cited-references: '112'
orcid-numbers: 'Koller, Theadora Swift/0000-0001-5655-7690

  Paraje, Guillermo/0000-0002-7863-907X'
pages: S178-S193
papis_id: d7d7d1f9a7cf518a99581eabb575c036
ref: Sadana2016healthyageing
tags:
- review
times-cited: '84'
title: 'Healthy Ageing: Raising Awareness of Inequalities, Determinants, and What
  Could Be Done to Improve Health Equity'
type: Review
unique-id: WOS:000374222200003
usage-count-last-180-days: '4'
usage-count-since-2013: '51'
volume: '56'
web-of-science-categories: Gerontology
year: '2016'