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Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences (SLJSS) publishes social science articles on topics relevant to Sri Lanka in particular and South Asia in general. The journal also has a website at http://www.nsf.gov.lk/.
Highlights
Most significant social change of improved standard of living is population ageing
In logistic regression analysis higher odds of severe (AOR 14.98; 95% CI 5.62–39.96) and moderate (7.89; 95%CI 4.19–14.86) food insecurity at household level prevailed in subjects with Socio Economic Deprivation (SED)
This study primarily explored interlinkages among socioeconomic deprivation, food insecurity, nutritional status, self-reported morbidities, physical dependency as well as cognitive impairment and depression in urban geriatric subjects
Summary
Most significant social change of improved standard of living is population ageing. The consequences of contributing factors like significant decline in fertility rate, increase in life expectancy, advancement in medical treatment and technology, prevention and eradication of many infectious diseases and improved nutrition, hygiene and sanitation have enhanced the growth rate of older population worldwide. The proportion of the world’s elderly population in 2000 was 11% and it is estimated that it will be almost doubled (i.e. 20%) by 2050. In case of developing countries, 9% of the population is aged 60 years or above and this proportion will be more than doubled (i.e. 19%) by 2050, reaching 27% by 2100 (United Nations, 2012; 2013). India is not far from this process; it is the second largest country in the world in terms of geriatric population (Swarnalatha, 2013). The rising trend in proportion of aged 60 years and above exists in India; it was 7.4% in 2001; 8.6% in 2011 and it is expected to rise upto 10.7% by 2021(India, Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, 2011)
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