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<p><u><strong>Short Name</strong></u><br>
Population ages 70-79 (% of total population)<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Full Name</strong></u><br>
Population ages 70-79 (% 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 70-79.<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, primary and secondary school ages, 15-24, 15-49, ..., 18+, 50+, etc.). De facto population as of 1 July of the year indicated. Figures are expressed per 100 population.
<br><strong>IPUMS:</strong><br> The number of persons aged 70 to 79 years 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, 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>
Age group: <em>70 to 79 years old</em><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>
<p><u><strong>Comments</strong></u><br>
<strong>IPUMS:</strong> Age is topcoded at 75+ in the following samples, which are excluded from this indicator: Honduras 1961, Italy 2011, and Netherlands 1960.<br></p> |