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Subject(s)

• Demographic transition—South Asia [Browse]
• Public health—Economic aspects—South Asia [Browse]
• Medical economics—South Asia [Browse]

Related name

• Engelgau, Michael Maurice [Browse]
• World Bank [Browse]

Series

• World Bank e-Library. [More in this series]
• Directions in development : human development

Summary note

Increasing life expectancy in South Asia is resulting in a demographic transition that can, under the right circumstances, yield dividends through more favorable dependency ratios for a time. With aging, the disease burden shifts toward noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) which can threaten healthy aging. However, securing the gains expected from the demographic dividend-where developing countries' working and nondependent population increases and per capita income thus rises- is both achievable and affordable through efficiently tacking NCDs with prevention and control efforts. This book looks

Notes

Description based upon print version of record.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Language note

English

Contents

• pt. 1. What is happening and its implications
• pt. 2. Why the need to act now
• pt. 3. How to respond.

ISBN

• 1-283-13427-6
• 9786613134271
• 0-8213-8725-1

OCLC

733549984

Other standard number

• 10.1596/978-0-8213-8724-5

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