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Gns 211 Summary Chapter 2
Gns 211 Summary Chapter 2
Gns 211 Summary Chapter 2
*AGEI
NGINNIGERI
A;I
SSUES,
CHALLENGESAND
PROSPECTS*
Accor
dingt
oWool
f,
agei
ngmeanst
obecomeol
d
Agei
ngisaprocessi
nwhichi
ndi
vi
dual
smov
efr
om bi
rt
h
t
odeathisthest
atementofmakama
Numbersandagesofchil
drenand
gr
andchi
ldr
en,
grey
nessofthehair,t
ext
ureoft
heski
n.Thi
s
at
tri
but
esdonotreal
lydef
ineAgeing
Agei
sanimpor
tanti
ndexf
ormeasur
ingsoci
alst
andi
ng
ofi
ndi
vi
dual
s
Oldagewaspeggedat60+y
ear
saccor
dingt
otheuni
ted
nat
ions?
Thewor
ld'
sfi
rstcompr
ehensi
veGov
ernmentol
dage
pensi
onst
art
edin1880'
s
Theef i
rstpersont
hatcr
eat
edtheworl
d'
sfir
st
compr ehensivegover
nmentol
dagepensi
onandset60as
theageofr eti
rementisGer
man,Ott
ovonBismarck
Cal
enderagei
snotsy nony
mousntobi
ologicalagetrul
y
explai
nswhymostdevelopedcount
ri
esdi
dn'tacceptthe60
yearsret
ir
ementcut
-of
f?
Thestat
utor
yret
ir
ementageforallci
vi
landpubl
i
cser
vant
i
nNigeri
ais60or35y ear
sofser
viced
Non-
teachi
ngst
affoft
heuni
ver
sit
yar
etor
eti
reatage65
Ther
ear
e4br
oadcat
egor
iesofage
Thecat
egoriesofagesofagesar
ejuveni
l
e(chi
ldhood)
,
ear
lyadul
thood,middl
eadul
thoodandlat
eadul
thood
Accor
dingt
othebr
oadcat
egor
izat
ionofages,
0-
19showsager
angef
orj
uveni
l
e
20-
39ager
angeshowsear
lyadul
thood
40-
59ager
angeshowsmi
ddl
eadul
thood
60+ager
angeshowsl
ateadul
thood
Apr
eschool
erbel
ongt
oAge3-
4
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agenar
ianbel
ongst
o40-
49ager
ange
At
eenagerf
all
swi
thi
n13-
19ager
ange
Theager
ange5-
9isf
orChi
l
d/ki
d
Super
cent
enar
ianf
all
sbet
weenager
angeof110and
ot
her
Pr
eteenagerf
all
sbet
weenager
angeof10-
12
Vi
cenar
ianf
all
sbet
weenage20-
29
Tr
icenar
ianf
all
sbet
weenage30-
39
Quadr
agenar
ianf
all
sbet
weenage40-
49
Qui
nquagenar
ianf
all
sbet
weenage50-
59
Sexagenar
ianf
all
sbet
weenage69-
69
Sept
uagenar
ianf
all
sbet
weenage70-
79
Oct
ogenar
ianf
all
sbet
weenage80-
89
Nonagenar
iansf
all
sbet
weenage90-
99
Cent
enar
ianf
all
sbet
weenage,
100-
109
Accor
dingt
oTroisi
,
thefir
stquar
teroft
he21stcent
uryi
s
of
tencal
ledageofAgeing
Accor
dingt
omakama,
they
oungol
dar
ebet
ween60-
74
y
ears
Thepopul
ati
onagei
ngsi
gni
fi
esthatsomeear
li
erheal
th
pol
ici
esareworki
ngt
oprol
ongl
ives
Accordi
ngtoTroi
si,
theper
cent
ageofol
derper
sonsi
n
Ni
ger
iaasat1950is 5.2%
Accor
dingtoTr
oisi
,
in2007t
heper
cent
ageoft
heol
der
per
sonsis4.8%
Inthe1991popul
ati
oncensus,
per
sonsaged60and
aboveinNiger
iawer
e4,598,
114
Accordi
ngto1991populat
ioncensus,
5.2%r
epr
esent
sthe
per
centageofthoseaged60
4.
97%r
epresentpercent
ageoft
hoseaged60accor
ding
t
o2006popul
ationcensus
Accordi
ngtoManama,
Inthe1991popul
ati
oncensus
aboutonethi
rdoft
heel
derl
ywerebetween70-64y
ears
Thefoll
owi
ngf act
sar
etrueaboutt
he1991popul
ati
on
censusaccor
dingtoMakama
Ther
ewer eal
way
smoremalesthanf
emal
esi
nal
lel
der
ly
agegroupof60y
ear
sandabove.
mal
essur
viv
etov
eryol
daget
hanf
emal
es.
The1991and2006popul
ati
oncensusshowedt
hat
t
wo-
thi
rdsofal
lel
derl
ypersonswereinlabourfor
ceand
mor
ethantwo-
thi
rdsoft
heelderl
ylabourforceweremal
e
1991censusf
igur
esshowedacr
udedi
sabi
l
ityr
ateof
0.
4%or4.8%
Thef
oll
owi
ngdoesnotdescr
ibet
heol
dper
sons
Theaged,
seni
orci
ti
zensandol
deradul
ts
Thedr
aftnat
ional
pol
i
cyonagei
ngdat
esasf
arbackas
Sept
ember2008
Notmuchpubli
cit
yhasaccompaniedt
hedraf
tpol
i
cyi
s
t
rueaboutt
hedraftnat
ional
pol
icyonagei
ng?
?
Theannouncementoft heapprovaloftheestabl
ishment
ofgeri
atr
icsheal
thser
vicesunit
si nallheal
thf
acil
it
ies
thr
oughoutthecount
rybyt heMinist
erofhealt
hwasi n7th
Apri
l2012
Therei
sn'tpresenceofst
atut
oryi
nst
it
uti
onsf
or
coor
dinat
ingissuesonageing.
Theagenciesconcer
nedwi thcoordinat
ingt
heissueson
agei
ng,assumingt
heyexistwillbeinchargeofrai
sing
awarenessaboutthei
ntergenerat
ionalgapbetweentheol
d
andyoungpeople
Thefoll
owingispartoft
henon- gover
nment
al
organi
zat
ionsspri
ngingupinNi ger
iawit
hafocusonissues
rel
ati
ngtoageDav eomokrof oundati
on,
sor
ophomistsoci
ety
andAfri
cangerontol
ogysociety
Thecareofoldpersonsisagreatchal
lengei
nNi geri
adue
t
o, r
easonofAgeingandi ssuesar
enewasdi scussionpoi
nt
i
nNigeri
aemmi grat
ionandI mmigrat
ion.
Themaj
orchal
l
engesf
acedbyNi
ger
iai
nherbi
dtot
ackl
e
agei
ngi
ssuesar
e
poorheal
thcar
efaci
l
iti
es
I
mpov
eri
shedst
ateoft
henat
ion