title: The evolution and current status of China's Tibetan population.
abstract: "Through analyses on the changes in the mortality rate, total population size, regional population distribution, gender-specific age structure, and the population nationality structure in major habitats of Tibetan residents since the founding of the People's Republic, this article shows that the Tibetan population size has been on the steady increase, mortality rate has seen marked decrease, and the rights of existence of Tibetan people have been fully guaranteed since the establishment of the Communist Government in 1949."
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D001208:Asia; D002681:China; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D005006:Ethnicity; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D005843:Geography; D006806:Human Rights; D009026:Mortality; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors
keywords: Age Distribution; Age Factors; Asia; China; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Ethnic Groups; Geographic Factors; Human Rights; Mortality; Nationality; Political Factors; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Growth; Population Size; Sex Distribution; Sex Factors; Spatial Distribution