Aging in Myanmar

• Main Authors: KNODEL, John, TEERAWICHITCHAINAN, Bussarawan
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
• Subjects: Myanmar; population aging; Southeast Asia; Asian older persons; Health and well-being in older ages; Income security; Intergenerational support; Public policy; Demographics of aging; Asian Studies; Gerontology; Sociology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2038; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3295/viewcontent/AgingMyanmar_2017_afv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This spotlight provides an overview of thesituation of older persons in Myanmar, an under-studied country ofover-50-million population. Myanmar is of particular interest to researchersand policy makers, given its overall level of poverty and modestly rapidpopulation aging. Research on older persons,...