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. 2008 Jul-Aug;27(4):1052-63.
doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.27.4.1052.

The health of aging populations in China and India

Somnath Chatterji  1 , Paul Kowal, Colin Mathers, Nirmala Naidoo, Emese Verdes, James P Smith, Richard Suzman
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The health of aging populations in China and India

Somnath Chatterji et al. Health Aff (Millwood). 2008 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

China and India are home to two of the world's largest populations, and both populations are aging rapidly. Our data compare health status, risk factors, and chronic diseases among people age forty-five and older in China and India. By 2030, 65.6 percent of the Chinese and 45.4 percent of the Indian health burden are projected to be borne by older adults, a population with high levels of noncommunicable diseases. Smoking (26 percent in both China and India) and inadequate physical activity (10 percent and 17.7 percent, respectively) are highly prevalent. Health policy and interventions informed by appropriate data will be needed to avert this burden.

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EXHIBIT 1. Trends In Various Adult Population Groups As A Proportion Of The Total Population, China And India. 2000–2050
SOURCE: Population Division, Department for Economic and Social Information, United Nations. “World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision Population Database,” December 2006, http://esa.un.org/unpp/index.asp?panel=2 (accessed 4 February 2008).
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EXHIBIT 4. Major Causes Of Disease Burden And Population-Based Influences, Expressed As Disability-Adjusted Life-Years (DALYs), China, 2030
SOURCE: Authors’ calculations based on the Global Burden of Disease study, 2004 update (February 2008).
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EXHIBIT 5. Major Causes Of Disease Burden And Population-Based Influences, Expressed As Disability-Adjusted Life-Years (DALYs), India, 2030
SOURCE: Authors’ calculations based on the Global Burden of Disease study, 2004 update (February 2008).
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