First Class Mail Letters (1 oz.) rates will increase from $0.47 to $0.49 when purchased at the Post Office. 1  Each additional ounce will cost $0.21. 2  The discounted âMetered Mailâ category for First Class Mail Letters (1 oz.), which includes online postage providers and postage meters, will decrease from $0.465 to $0.46.
A recent New York Times story calls a 69-year-old woman elderly. Philadelphia Metro considers 70 to be elderly. When NPR ran a story recently about a 71-year-old midwife, some readers objected to the word elderly in the original headline.
Globally, the population is ageing rapidly. Between 2015 and 2050, the proportion of the worldâs population over 60 years will nearly double, from 12% to 22%. Mental health and emotional well-being are as important in older age as at any other time of life. Neuropsychiatric disorders among the older adults account for 6.6% of the total disability (DALYs) for this age group. Approximately 15% of adults aged 60 and over suffer from a mental disorder.