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A committee of international experts will plan and conduct a public workshop on the process of rapid aging in the Latin American and Caribbean region (LAC). The workshop topics will consider scientific research emphasizing what is unique about aging in LAC and what is similar to other processes around the world, and will review a data collection strategy that is cognizant of the uniqueness of the LAC aging process while being responsive to the needs of the research community for harmonized, highly comparable information.
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Strengthening the Scientific Foundation for Policymaking to Meet the Challenges of Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean: Summary of a Workshop
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·2015
Recent demographic trends in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region will shape the growth and age composition of its populations for decades to come. The rapid mortality decline that began during the 1950s, and the more recent and even sharper reduction in fertility, will produce unusually hi...
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