How many old people have ever lived?
<b>Background</b>: Uninformed generalizations about how many elderly people have ever lived, based on a poor understanding of demography, are found in a surprising number of important publications. <b>Objective</b>: We extend the methodology applied to the controversial qu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
2017-05-01
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| Series: | Demographic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol36/54/ |