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Comparison of Population Aging in Europe and Asia Using a Time-Consistent and Comparative Aging Measure by Arun Balachandran; Joop de Beer; K. S. James; Leo van Wissen; Fanny Janssen is a Social Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.

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**Objective:** We compare population aging in Europe and Asia using a measure that is both consistent over time and appropriate for cross-country comparison. **Method:** Sanderson and Scherbov proposed to estimate the old-age threshold by the age at which the remaining life expectancy (RLE) equals 15 years. We propose an adjustment of this measure, taking into account cross-national differences in the exceptionality of reaching that age. **Results:** Our old-age threshold was lower than 65 years in 2012 in Central Asia, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, and many Eastern European countries. These populations also experienced a higher share of elderly compared with the RLE15 method. Our method revealed more geographical diversity in the shares of elderly. Both methods exhibited similar time trends for the old-age thresholds and the shares of elderly. **Discussion:** Our prospective and comparative measure reveals higher population aging estimates in most Asian and Eastern European countries and more diversity in aging.

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Author

Arun Balachandran; Joop de Beer; K. S. James; Leo van Wissen; Fanny Janssen

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Published

2019

Language

EN

Field

Social Sciences