Open AccessUnderstanding the frontiers of human longevity in India: Imperative and palliative care
Author(s) -
Yatish Kumar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_20_19
Subject(s) - life expectancy , longevity , context (archaeology) , population ageing , developing country , population , falling (accident) , birth rate , demographic transition , expectancy theory , medicine , palliative care , population growth , development economics , gerontology , economic growth , psychology , geography , fertility , economics , environmental health , nursing , social psychology , archaeology
This article provides a theoretical and empirical insight on the study of population aging in India, with the special reference to the causes that have made it extremely significant. It evidently looks into the factors that are extensively associated with the process of population aging and have contributed to the Indian society. Demographically speaking, in the Indian context, the process of demographic transition has resulted from a falling birth rate, a slowing death rate, and spike in life expectancy. In the context of developing countries, the concept of population aging has been brought from developed countries. Initially, the outcomes of demographic transition had been experienced by developed regions followed by the rest of the world. Finally, it examines the consequences of complications that arise due to growth in life expectancy at birth, and further suggests the probable remedies to both strategy developers and policy-makers.