aged between vs aged from

Both 'aged between' and 'aged from' are correct phrases, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Aged between' is used to specify a range of ages, while 'aged from' is used to indicate the starting point of an age range.

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aged between

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to specify a range of ages.

The phrase 'aged between' is used to indicate a specific range of ages. For example, 'The participants were aged between 20 and 30.'

Examples:

Children aged between 5 and 10 are eligible for the program.
The survey was conducted on individuals aged between 18 and 65.
The museum is open to visitors aged between 12 and 18.
The competition is for students aged between 16 and 20.
The recommended age group for the movie is between 8 and 12.

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In most countries, women aged between 50 and 69 are invited to undergo screening as part of the national programme.
Secondly, they're aged between 18 and 65.
In Poland, 65% of people aged between 35 and 65 are overweight or obese.
According to the official statistics published by Eurostat for 2006, the education drop-out rate among young Europeans aged between 18 and 24 is 15,3%.
According to the statistics, more than 70% of young people aged between 12 and 15 use the Internet for approximately three hours each day.
They are available, in principle, to young people aged between 13 and 25.
Ziagen has also been studied in three studies including 489 HIV-infected children aged between three months and 18 years.
In children aged between two and 18 years, the dose of Myfenax is calculated depending on height and weight.
The four main studies in humans involved almost 21,000 women aged between 16 and 26 years.
The main study involved almost 19,000 women aged between 15 and 25 years.
Korsakov's Syndrome is commonest among men aged between 45 and 65.
The majority of new infections involve young people aged between 15 and 25, and in particular women.
These incidents have involved children aged between 10 months and 12 years.
This ID card is issued to foreign diplomats and their family members (spouse and children aged between 12 and 18 years.
For children aged between 2 and 12 years, Lamictal can be used with other medicines, to treat those conditions.
There is no need of a loading dose in children aged between 2 and 12 years.
The use of Viraferon in combination with ribavirin has also been studied in 118 hepatitis C treatment-naïve children aged between three and 16 years.
The effectiveness of Telzir, in combination with other antiviral medicines, has also been assessed in one main study including 57 HIV-infected children aged between two and 18 years.
The main study of Elaprase involved 96 male patients aged between 5 and 31 years, and compared its effectiveness with that of a placebo (dummy treatment).
Crixivan, taken in combination with stavudine and lamivudine (other antiviral medicines), was also examined in 41 children aged between four and 15 years.

Alternatives:

in the age range of
between the ages of
ranging from
from...to
between...and

aged from

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate the starting point of an age range.

The phrase 'aged from' is used to specify the beginning age of a range. For example, 'The program is for children aged from 6.'