title: [Aging in developing countries].
abstract: After presenting informations about the general life conditions in the less developed regions, the author concentrates on the term "syndrome of poverty", which have a great impact on the life conditions and the status of the elderly. Demographic data concerning the world population of all ages and the aged population in the more developed and the less developed regions follow.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003906:Developing Countries; D005190:Family; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011203:Poverty; D011788:Quality of Life; D012922:Social Change
vernacular_title: Altern in Entwicklungsländern.