The group of centenarians in Mexico. How and where do the oldest live?

Authors

  • Cynthia Chávez-Lango Estudiante de Doctorado. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo. Mexico.
  • Oscar Hernández-Lara Doctor en Geografía. Postdoctorado en la Universidad del Sur de California. Maestro en Estudios Regionales. Afiliación: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, México. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7858-2651

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2021v24i1p9-34

Keywords:

Centenarians, Mexico, Older adults.

Abstract

The increase in life expectancy, one of the great demographic achievements of the 20th century, has allowed the growth of the group of centenarians. In Mexico, this population group, 17,558 (60.5% women) in 2015 and, according to projections, 19,645 in 2030 (62% women), is one of the most vulnerable and under-served in Mexico. In this work, through a descriptive statistical analysis and extensive mapping, a comprehensive diagnosis of the situation in which Mexico's longest-lived older people live is presented. It ends with observations that show an interdisciplinary and territorial vision of this population group.



Author Biographies

Cynthia Chávez-Lango, Estudiante de Doctorado. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo. Mexico.

Estudiante de Doctorado. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo. Mexico.

 

Oscar Hernández-Lara, Doctor en Geografía. Postdoctorado en la Universidad del Sur de California. Maestro en Estudios Regionales. Afiliación: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, México.

Doctor en Geografía. Postdoctorado en la Universidad del Sur de California. Maestro en Estudios Regionales. Afiliación: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, México.

 

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Published

2020-03-16

How to Cite

Chávez-Lango, C., & Hernández-Lara, O. (2020). The group of centenarians in Mexico. How and where do the oldest live?. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 24(1), 9–34. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2021v24i1p9-34

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 1 (2021)

Section

Papers

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