En France, près de la moitié des décès (48 % en 2010) a été précédée d'une décision médicale ayant pu hâter la mort du patient. Mais des médicaments ont été donnés pour mettre délibérément fin à la vie dans seulement moins de 1 % des cas. Les décisions prises s'appuient dans...

In France, almost half of deaths (48% in 2010) are preceded by a medical decision that may hasten death. But only in 1% of cases are drugs administered to deliberately end life. The large majority of decisions taken are based on the provisions of the Leonetti Act, which enables physicians, under...

As people grow older, they face an increasing risk of loss of autonomy. When assistance with the activities of daily living becomes indispensable, this leads to dependence. Women live for longer than men, and outnumber them at advanced ages. They are also more frequently affected by disabilities...

Reliable data on the total number of physicians practicing in France cannot be obtained from national professional or administrative files which are not kept to date. From a public health standpoint, the total number of physicians' posts in establishments matters more than the actual total...

While interviewers are generally instructed to administer survey questionnaires on a one-to-one basis, a large share of interviews are actually conducted in the partner?s presence, notably when respondents are advanced in age. In the French version of the Generations and Gender Survey (ERFI,...

European population growth has slowed over the last thirty years, with a steadily decreasing excess of births over deaths. Net migration is now a major contributor and in some countries plays a decisive role in maintaining positive population growth. This general trend is common to most European...

This article looks at the influence of living conditions on the life satisfaction of men and women over 60 years of age in ten European countries using data from the European survey SHARE 2004 (wave 1). Whether living alone or with a partner, women report being less satisfied with their lives...

Delbes Christiane, Gaymu Joëlle. - The Rise in the Number of Isolated Individuals in France : New Trends in Behaviour ? Following a description of the heterogeneity of the population living in one-person households, an attempt is made to trace the factors which have led to an increase in this...

Gaymu Joëlle. ? 1982 Census Data on the Elderly in France. Overall ageing of the population of France has for the most part ceased since 1975; however, this temporary change takes no account of two factors : (1) a sharp increase in the proportion of the very old, (the number of people aged 75 and...