In the past 60 years, the percentage of people age 60 and over in India's Kerala state has shot up from 5.1% to 16.5% — the highest proportion in any state. This makes Kerala an outlier in the rapidly-growing country, soon to be the world's most populous.
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Elderly men idle away an evening by the backwaters in Kochi, Kerala state, India, March 10, 2023. In this coastal state in India's southern tip, the aging population provides a stark contrast to the young India of the north. The most literate state in India, Kerala is also the fastest aging part of the country. Declining fertility and increasing longevity have been contributing to the demographic shifts in the State.
KOCHI, India — When 82-year-old Vasanthi Baby almost tripped while climbing down the stairs in her home in southern India’s Kerala state, she decided, along with her 84-year-old husband V. Baby, to move to an assisted living center. The couple are two of a growing number of people in India’s only aging state that are moving into specialized facilities. They’re happy with the care they receive: round-the-clock access to nurses, the reassuring company of their own generation and healthy, regular meals.Like millions of others in the region, Baby, a retired math professor, spent his life savings building a two-floor multi-bedroom home.
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In Kerala, an aging trend bucks India’s booming populationWhen 82-year-old Vasanthi Baby almost tripped while climbing down the stairs in her home in southern India’s Kerala state, she decided, along with her 84-year-old husband V. Baby, to move to an assisted living center.
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