![]() ![]() “Only if they act now will they have a chance to meet the needs of their citizens and keep their economies going.” “The unprecedented rate and speed of population ageing presents policy makers with a challenge.” said Toby Porter, Chief Executive of HelpAge International. Only half the world’s population can expect to receive even a basic pension in old age and although policies supporting people in later life exist they need to be implemented faster and more systematically. The report this year focuses on pension policy and how this is being managed across the globe. More than one third of countries trail significantly behind the best-performing countries. The Index tells us that economic growth alone will not improve older people’s wellbeing and specific policies need to be put in place to address the implications of ageing. ![]() By 2050, it’s predicted to rise to 21 per cent, nearly as many people aged 60 or over as those under 15 – 2.02 billion compared with 2.03 billion. There are currently 868m people over 60 – nearly 12 per cent of the global population. Venezuela (76), Serbia (78) and Turkey (77) are included in this section in similar position to countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.Ĭhile (22) leads a cluster of Latin American countries including Uruguay (23), Panama (24), Costa Rica, (26) Mexico (30), Argentina (31), Ecuador (33) and Peru (42) which do well in the Index particularly on income security. Just above it come Mozambique (95), West Bank and Gaza (94) and Malawi (93).Īll regions are represented in the lowest quarter, with African countries making up half of those with low income security rankings and poor health results. The worst place for an older person is Afghanistan (96). Five new countries have been added – Bangladesh, Iraq, Mozambique, Uganda and Zambia. Apart from Japan (9) all the top 10 countries are again in Western Europe, North America and Australasia. Globally Norway (1) tops the Index this year, closely followed by Sweden. It measures wellbeing in four key areas: income security, health, personal capability and an enabling environment. This represents 91 per cent or nine out of ten people over 60 across the world. Today (1 October 2014), the United Nations International Day of Older Persons, HelpAge International is launching the Global AgeWatch Index 2014 ranking 96 countries according to the social and economic wellbeing of older people. Norway tops the list, Latin America leads pension revolution, life expectancy continues to rise, a third of countries trail significantly behind top performers Press Release: STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL 00.01am 1 OCTOBER 2014 ![]()
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