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Background: A high birth rate during the first two decades following World War II has increased the proportion of elderly people in present‐day society and, consequently, the demand for health‐care services. The impact on intensive care services may become dramatic because the age distribution of critically ill patients is skewed towards the elderly. We have used registry data and population statistics...