Table 1

Age and gender composition of Suriname and sample population

MalesFemales
Age groups (years)Census
N (% total 50+)
Sample
n (% total 50+)
Census
N (% total 50+)
Sample
n (% total 50+)
50–5926 335 (54.8%)532 (42.5%)26 489 (49.7%)661 (42.6%)
60–6912 535 (26.1%)389 (31.0%)14 298 (26.8%)449 (28.9%)
70–796678 (13.9%)241 (19.2%)8756 (16.4%)307 (19.8%)
80+2470 (5.1%)91 (7.3%)3760 (7.1%)134 (8.9%)