Table 1.
Age and sex distribution of adults aged 60 years and over in seven cities in Latin America and the Caribbean*
| Selected characteristics | City | |||||||
| Buenos Aires | Bridgetown | Sao Paulo | Santiago | Havana | Mexico City | Montevideo | All | |
| Mean age (yr) | 70.7 | 72.4 | 69.4 | 70.3 | 71.1 | 69.7 | 70.9 | 70.3 |
|
Age-group (yr) N |
1043 | 1508 | 2143 | 1301 | 1905 | 1247 | 1450 | 10597 |
| 60–64 (%) | 22.0 | 20.1 | 32.3 | 29.5 | 27.9 | 32.4 | 21.2 | 27.2 |
| 65–69 (%) | 25.1 | 22.2 | 26.8 | 24.2 | 21.9 | 24.3 | 25.9 | 24.9 |
| 70–74 (%) | 25.4 | 20.3 | 18.8 | 18.6 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 22.8 | 21.5 |
| 75–79 (%) | 15.0 | 16.3 | 11.2 | 14.3 | 13.7 | 11.4 | 17.0 | 13.5 |
| 80–84 (%) | 7.8 | 11.3 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 8.6 | 7.3 |
| 85–89 (%) | 4.0 | 6.2 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| 90 years & over (%) | 0.8 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
|
Sex: female n (%) |
660 (61.7) |
924 (60.3) |
1262 (58.6) |
855 (59.8) |
1197 (59.1) |
740 (56.4) |
920 (63.7) |
6558 (59.7) |
*All participants provided information on age and sex.