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<p><u><strong>Short Name</strong></u><br>
Population age 70+ (% of total population)<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Full Name</strong></u><br>
Population age 70+ (% of total population)<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Domain</strong></u><br>
Population<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Sub-domain</strong></u><br>
Age composition<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Tags</strong></u><br>
Older persons<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Definition</strong></u><br>
Percentage of population age 70+.<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Method of Calculation</strong></u><br>
<br><em>Data source specific method of calculation:</em><br>
<br><strong>Global database:</strong><br> Percentage of Total Population by various functional combination of age groups (0-14, 0-17, 15-24, 15-49, ..., 18+, 50+, etc.). De facto population as of 1 July of the year indicated. <br><strong>IPUMS:</strong><br> The number of persons age 70+ divided by the total population. Age is determined using the IPUMS AGE variable: <a href="https://international.ipums.org/international-action/variables/AGE#codes_section">Link</a>.<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Expected Frequency of Data Dissemination</strong></u><br>
Annual<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Geospatial Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
Country (geolev0), Sub-national level 1 (geolev1), Sub-national level 2 (geolev2)<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Time Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Disaggregation Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
Nativity: <em>Foreign-born, Native-born</em><br>Place of residence: <em>Rural, Urban</em><br>Race: <em>Afro-Ecuadorian, American Indian, Asian, Bangladeshi, Black, Black African, Black Caribbean, Brown (Brazil), Chinese, Coloured (South Africa), Creole (Suriname), Filipino, Indian, Indigenous, Japanese, Korean, Latin American Indian, Mestizo (Indigenous and White), Mixed race, Montubio (Ecuador), Mulatto (Black and White), Other, Other Asian, Other Black, Pakistani, Two or more races, Vietnamese, White</em><br>Sex: <em>Female, Male</em><br></p>
<p><u><strong>References</strong></u><br>
Methodology of the United Nations Population Estimates and Projections: <a href="https://population.un.org/wpp/Methodology">Link</a><br></p> |