Despite the almost doubling of the ratio of people aged 65+ to those 20-64,the overall dependency ratio will decrease compared to 1996.To which of the following can this decrease be attributed?

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The decrease in overall dependency ratio can be attributed to the decline in the proportion of young people (0-19). Since the ratio compares the number of dependents (those aged 0-19 and 65+) to the working-age population (those aged 20-64), a decline in the number of young dependents will reduce the overall dependency ratio. The other options (B, C, and D) are not relevant to explaining the decrease in dependency ratio.

Despite the Almost Doubling of the Ratio of People Aged