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Old Age and Social Security Measures The advancement of new technology, life saving drugs, better knowledge of health and nutrition, and effective treatment of diseases have increased the life expectancy. There has been a significant decline in the mortality and total fertility rate. Also we find significant increase in longevity. All these factors will inevitably result in the increase in the number of senior citizens. The data show that there are about 6% elder citizens in the world. In Nepal 5% of the total population are elders aged above 60 years of age. This is on a constant rise as it is one of the most dramatic, complex and rapidly changing events of the twentieth century in the revolution of longevity, or length of life. The increase in the numbers and proportions of the aging is accompanied by a change in the population's age structure. A declining proportion of...

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