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Aging in Kerala: One more population problem?
- Source: Asia-Pacific Population Journal, Volume 4, Issue 2, Jun 1989, p. 19 - 48
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- 19 Jun 1989
Abstract
India currently ranks fourth among the world’s countries in terms of the absolute size of its elderly population; by the year 2000 it will be second only to China. The proportion of the elderly population in India is much higher than in South Asia as a whole. The proportion of those aged 60 years and above in South Asia is 3.9 whereas in India it is 4.8.
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