Shades of Gray: A Cross-Country Study of Health and Well-Being of the Older Populations in SAGE Countries, 20072010, By Wan He, Mark N. Muenchrath, and Paul Kowal. Issued May 2012
“Health levels varied greatly among people 50 and older in China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russia and South Africa, but hypertension and arthritis were the two most common chronic conditions in all six countries (Figure 1), according to the first-ever U.S. Census Bureau report to use data from the Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE). The wide range of health levels is evident when looking at the prevalence of disability. The percentage of people 50 and older in SAGE countries reporting a disability ranged from 68 percent in China to 93 percent in India. According to the report, high levels of risky health behaviors often continued into older ages, particularly for men. For instance, more than half of older Chinese and Indian men still smoked tobacco and the majority of older Ghanaian, Mexican and Russian men reported daily moderate or heavy alcohol consumption. However, there were signs of lifestyle changes toward healthier behavior: more older Ghanaian men had given up smoking than were still smoking, and about the same percentages of current smokers and past smokers were recorded for Mexican men.”
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