Thursday, August 30, 2007
[IWS] Census: POPULATION AGING in SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA [20 August 2007]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Census
International Population Reports
Issued June 2007
P95/07-1
Population Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: Demographic Dimensions 2006 [20 August 2007]
http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/p95-07-1.pdf
[full-text, 47 pages]
CONTENTS
TEXT
Population Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: Demographic Dimensions 2006
Introduction .. . . . . . . . . . . 1
Data Quality Issues . . . . . . . . 2
Demographic Dimensions . . .. . . . 3
Global Context of Aging . . . . . . 3
�No Older People� in Africa? . . . .4
Effect of Redefining Old Age . . . .6
Countries With at Least 1 Million People Aged 60 and Over . . . . 6
Countries With at Least 1 Million People Aged 50 and Over . . . . 8
Proportion of the Population Aged 60 and Over in Sub-Saharan Africa . 10
Projected Growth in the Number Aged 60 and Over . . . . . . 12
Composition of Older Age Groups . . . . 12
Median Age Is Low in Most of Sub-Saharan Africa . . 13
Dynamics of Population Aging . .. . 13
Declining Fertility . . . . . . . . 13
Increasing Longevity . . . . . . . 14
Life Expectancy . . . . . . . . . . 15
Life Expectancy With and Without HIV/AIDS . .. . 17
Measuring the Effect of HIV/AIDS . . . . 18
Impact of HIV/AIDS in Population Pyramids . . . 18
Impact of HIV/AIDS on the Size of the Older Population . .. . 21
Conclusion . .. . . . . . . . . . . 22
References . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Census
International Population Reports
Issued June 2007
P95/07-1
Population Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: Demographic Dimensions 2006 [20 August 2007]
http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/p95-07-1.pdf
[full-text, 47 pages]
CONTENTS
TEXT
Population Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: Demographic Dimensions 2006
Introduction .. . . . . . . . . . . 1
Data Quality Issues . . . . . . . . 2
Demographic Dimensions . . .. . . . 3
Global Context of Aging . . . . . . 3
�No Older People� in Africa? . . . .4
Effect of Redefining Old Age . . . .6
Countries With at Least 1 Million People Aged 60 and Over . . . . 6
Countries With at Least 1 Million People Aged 50 and Over . . . . 8
Proportion of the Population Aged 60 and Over in Sub-Saharan Africa . 10
Projected Growth in the Number Aged 60 and Over . . . . . . 12
Composition of Older Age Groups . . . . 12
Median Age Is Low in Most of Sub-Saharan Africa . . 13
Dynamics of Population Aging . .. . 13
Declining Fertility . . . . . . . . 13
Increasing Longevity . . . . . . . 14
Life Expectancy . . . . . . . . . . 15
Life Expectancy With and Without HIV/AIDS . .. . 17
Measuring the Effect of HIV/AIDS . . . . 18
Impact of HIV/AIDS in Population Pyramids . . . 18
Impact of HIV/AIDS on the Size of the Older Population . .. . 21
Conclusion . .. . . . . . . . . . . 22
References . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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