Cognitive Functioning among Older Adults in Japan and Other Selected Asian Countries: In Search of a Better Way to Remeasure Population Aging

Japan is the oldest society in the world. It has the highest proportion of the population aged 65 and over, a demographic indicator that has been used by demographers for more than a century. One of the main objectives of this study is to apply a new indicator—the cognition-adjusted dependency ratio...

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Main Authors: NAOHIRO OGAWA, TAIYO FUKAI, NORMA MANSOR, NURUL DIYANA KAMARULZAMAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Scientific Publishing 2022-03-01
Series:Asian Development Review
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Online Access:https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S0116110522500068