AK reports consulting fees from the International Longevity Centre Global Alliance on behalf of their institution and consulting fees from Bradesco Health Insurance Brazil; honoraria for lectures and live events from MSD, Pfizer, Novartis, Apsen, John Hurtford Foundation, and AARP; and support for attending meetings at Age Friendly Institute, Boston, MA, USA, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland, and travel to the Chilean Ministry of Health Santiago, Chile. KR reports leadership roles as chair of the board for the International Longevity Centre Canada, chair of advocacy and public awareness committee and board member for the International Psychogeriatric Association, co-chair for the Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health, chair steering group for the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People, and chair of the section of positive psychiatry for the World Psychiatric Association. JEB declares no competing interests. We wish to thank everyone and all key participants from civil society, non-governmental organisations, professional associations, and others who advocated passionately and strongly for this change to ICD-11.