Title Early life conditions and rapid demographic changes in the developing world : consequences for older adult health / Mary McEniry

Published Dordrecht : Springer, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 216 pages) : illustrations Contents Aging Populations and the Determinants of Older Adult Health -- A Contrarian Conjecture, Road Map, Ideal Data, Approach -- Data Sources, Measures, Validity, and a Description of the Older Adult Population -- Cross-National Morbidity Patterns -- Cross-National Mortality Patterns and Health Disparties -- Tide, Trick or Flow Summary This book examines the long term consequences of improvements in life expectancy in the mid 20th century which are partly responsible for the growth of the elderly population in the developing world. Rapid demographic changes in child and infant mortality due to the reduction in and better treatment of disease were not often accompanied by parallel increases in standard of living. Lower mortality led to greater survival by those who had suffered poor early life conditions. As a consequence, the early life of these survivors may explain older adult health and in particular the projected increase in adult health disease and diabetes. Recent dietary changes may only compound such early life effects. This study presents findings from historical and survey data on nearly 147,000 older adults in 20 low-, middle- and high-income countries which suggest that the survivors of poor early life conditions born during the 1930s-1960s are susceptible to disease later in life, specifically diabetes and heart disease. As the evidence that the aging process is shaped throughout the entire life course increases, this book adds to the knowledge regarding early life events and older adult health Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 11, 2013) Subject Older people -- Health and hygiene -- Developing countries Older people -- Medical care -- Developing countries Life expectancy. Geriatrics Developing Countries Life Expectancy SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Demography. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Developing Countries. Droit. Sciences sociales. Sciences humaines. Life expectancy Older people -- Health and hygiene Older people -- Medical care Population SUBJECT Developing countries -- Population Subject Developing countries Form Electronic book ISBN 9789400769793 9400769792 9400769784 9789400769786 1306279372 9781306279376

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