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Demographic dimensions of population aging in developing countries
Author(s) -
Kinsella Kevin,
Suzman Richard
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
american journal of human biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.559
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1520-6300
pISSN - 1042-0533
DOI - 10.1002/ajhb.1310040103
Subject(s) - geography , population , demography , gerontology , medicine , environmental health , sociology
Several demographic aspects of population aging in developing countries are considered: the older old, the median age of a population, life expectancy and mortality, functional status and disability, sex differences, urbanization, and the labor force. While the demographic impact of population aging is becoming better appreciated, the descriptive epidemiology of age‐related changes in health and physical functioning in developing countries is still at an early stage.