Introduction

Autores/as

  • Luis Miguel Gutiérrez Robledo Instituto Nacional de Geriatría. México.
  • Alberto Palloni Center for Demography and Ecology, University of Wisconsin. The United States.
  • Martha María Téllez Rojo Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública. México.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21149/spm.v57s1.7583

Resumen

The population of Mexico today has more adults aged 60 and older than children younger than five. Even so, the proportion of older adults as a share of the total population is significantly lower in Mexico than in high income countries. However, Mexico and other countries in the region of Latin America are ndergoing a period of accelerated aging that is partly due to the fast pace at which mortality rates dropped after 1930, and partly to the more-recent sudden drop in fertility rates. In the last 20 years, research on aging has accelerated as well and the scientific community has benefitted from having new sources of information and databases.

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Publicado

2015-01-08

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Gutiérrez Robledo LM, Palloni A, Téllez Rojo MM. Introduction. Salud Publica Mex [Internet]. 8 de enero de 2015 [citado 20 de mayo de 2024];570:S2-S5. Disponible en: https://www.saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/7583

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