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Table 1 Aged and child dependency ratios for Malaysia and the SEACO sub-district

From: The rural bite in population pyramids: what are the implications for responsiveness of health systems in middle income countries?

 

National Data

Sub-district Data

 

Dependency Ratio

Support Ratio

Dependency Ratio

Support Ratio

Aged Dependency

0.078

12.81

0.147

6.83

Child Dependency

0.448

2.23

0.37

2.7

Total Dependency

0.526

1.90

0.517

1.93

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BMC Public Health

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