The group of centenarians in Mexico. How and where do the oldest live?

• Autor(a) principal: Chávez-Lango, Cynthia
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Hernández-Lara, Oscar
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: spa
• Título da fonte: Revista Kairós (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/53394
• topic: Centenarians; Mexico; Older adults.; Centenarios; México; Adultos mayores.

The increase in life expectancy, one of the great demographic achievements of the 20th century, has allowed the growth of the group of centenarians. In Mexico, this population group, 17,558 (60.5% women) in 2015 and, according to projections, 19,645 in 2030 (62% women), is one of the most vulnerable and under-served in Mexico. In this work, through a descriptive statistical analysis and extensive mapping, a comprehensive diagnosis of the situation in which Mexico's longest-lived older people live is presented. It ends with observations that show an interdisciplinary and territorial vision of this population group.