POPULATION-SRI LANKA: Greying Worries Policy Makers

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Feisal Samath

COLOMBO, May 18 1998 (IPS) - Having achieved fewer infant deaths, lower fertility rates and higher life expectancy, Sri Lanka is now bracing for the inevitable – an ageing population.

Sri Lanka is experiencing a faster ageing of its population than any other country in the world, according to recent studies conducted by the Institute of Policy Studies