The Elderly are Facing HIV/AIDS Crisis

Authors

  • Chunguang Fu School of Management and Economics, Kunming University of Science and Technology, 253, Xuefu Road, Kunming,Yunnan 650093, China
  • Chengjun Sun School of Management and Economics, Kunming University of Science and Technology, 253, Xuefu Road, Kunming,Yunnan 650093, China

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https://doi.org/10.17140/HARTOJ-5-e011

Abstract

The world’s population is aging, and the population aged 60 or over is growing faster than all younger age groups globally. In 2017, there are an estimated 962 million people aged 60 or over in the world, comprising 13% of the global population, and growing at a rate of around 3% per year. Currently, Europe has the greatest percentage (25%) of the population aged 60 or over.

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2018-04-17

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Chunguang Fu, & Chengjun Sun. (2018). The Elderly are Facing HIV/AIDS Crisis. HIV/AIDS/Research/and/Treatment, 5(1), e1-e2. https://doi.org/10.17140/HARTOJ-5-e011

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2018): Volume 5 Issue 1 2018

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