Addictions among Indian Elderly Population: A Matter of Concern

Harshal Tukaram Pandve
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Harshal Tukaram Pandve: Department of Community Medicine, Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College, India

Global Journal of Addiction & Rehabilitation Medicine, 2017, vol. 2, issue 5, 67-68

Abstract: The world’s older population continues to grow at an unprecedented rate. Today, 8.5 percent of people worldwide (617 million) are aged 65 and over. According to a new report, “An Aging World: 2015,†this percentage is projected to jump to nearly 17 percent of the world’s population by 2050 (1.6 billion) [1]. According to Population Census 2011 of India, there are nearly 104 million elderly persons (aged 60 years or above) in India; 53 million females and 51 million male.

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Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.19080/GJARM.2017.02.555596

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