population aging

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  • Aging population: a crisis bigger than coronavirus 2020/10/04

    By Faranak Bakhtiari

    Aging population: a crisis bigger than coronavirus

    TEHRAN – According to official statistics, Iran will be the oldest country in the world by the next 30 years. This will bring up many individual and social consequences both in national and international arenas even bigger than the coronavirus crisis.

  • Low birth rate unprecedented over past three decades 2019-08-07 18:34

    Low birth rate unprecedented over past three decades

    TEHRAN – Iran’s birth rate has been declining since last year up to now, which was unprecedented over the past three decades, head of committee on population studies affiliated to the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution has stated.

  • Over 1 million children born within 9 months in Iran 2018-12-25 21:29

    Over 1 million children born within 9 months in Iran

    TEHRAN – Based on the data released by the National Organization for Civil Registration of the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 22), a total of 1,046,099 births were recorded in the country, while 276,787 died during the same period.

  • UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem 2018-11-11 10:05

    By Maryam Qarehgozlou

    ‘Iran 9th country with lowest maternity death worldwide’

    “Choice can change the world”, says UNFPA executive director

    TEHRAN — Iran achieved MDG 5 [United Nations Millennium Development Goals] by being the 9th country with the lowest maternity death worldwide, the executive director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said in an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times. 

  • First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri is delivering his opening speech at the conference  2018-10-23 17:19

    By Maryam Qarehgozlou

    Asia-Pacific conference on population aging opens in Tehran

    TEHRAN —HelpAge Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Population Ageing kicked off in Tehran on Tuesday, with a main theme of “Family, Community and State in Ageing Societies”.

  • Tehran to play host to Asia-Pacific Regional Conference addressing rapid population ageing 2018-10-20 09:29

    Tehran to play host to Asia-Pacific Regional Conference addressing rapid population ageing

    Population ageing is one of the major demographic transitions globally, especially in the Asia and Pacific as one of the most populated areas in the world. The speed and scope of population ageing as well as its profound implications for socio-economic development, call for immediate action at different levels particularly at the level of policy formulation and planning.