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AZERBAIJAN HAS NOT APPEARED ON THE GLOBAL AGE WATCH INDEX LIST OF 2013
Turan Information Agency, Azerbaijan
October 3, 2013 Thursday
Baku/02.10.13/Turan:
The charity, Help Age International, has published its first study
of the Global Age Watch Index 2013 (measuring the quality of life of
senior citizens).
The study showed that the best country for the elderly is Sweden.
Second and third place were Norway and Germany, respectively. Estonia
was at 29th place, ahead of Latvia and Lithuania.
Researchers have developed a technique by which they evaluated the
quality of life and well-being of older people in 91 countries. The
authors note that the number and proportion of people over the age
of sixty is increasing worldwide. If in 2012, there were on the
planet 809 million elderly people, who made up 11% of the world's
total population, according to the forecast. By the year 2050, their
number will exceed two billion, amounting to nearly a quarter of the
world's population, or 22 %.
To assess the quality of life, researchers chose 13 indicators in
four key areas: financial security, health, employment, education,
social environment.
It is expected that the rating is headed by the countries in northern
and western Europe, and North America. The individual countries of
East Asia and Latin America rose to good positions on the index.
In the top ten, descending in order are: the Netherlands (4th place
), Canada (5th), Switzerland (6th), New Zealand (7th), United States
(8th), Iceland (9th) and Japan (10th).
Afghanistan came in last at 91st place.
The authors of the index also note that, among the countries with
the highest ratings was Sri Lanka at 36 and Bolivia at 46.
Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in the world, but has arranged
progressive policies for the elderly. The state has a National Plan
on Aging, providing free medical services for the elderly and a
social pension.
Estonia took 29th place in the ranking, Latvia and Lithuania fell
behind significantly, listed as at the 45th and 50th places. Russia
scored low result at the 78th position.
Of the South Caucasus countries, only Azerbaijan had not provided
data on the status of the elderly.
Georgia and Armenia was listed at 37 and 51, respectively, on the
"Global Age Watch Index 2013".
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Turan Information Agency, Azerbaijan
October 3, 2013 Thursday
Baku/02.10.13/Turan:
The charity, Help Age International, has published its first study
of the Global Age Watch Index 2013 (measuring the quality of life of
senior citizens).
The study showed that the best country for the elderly is Sweden.
Second and third place were Norway and Germany, respectively. Estonia
was at 29th place, ahead of Latvia and Lithuania.
Researchers have developed a technique by which they evaluated the
quality of life and well-being of older people in 91 countries. The
authors note that the number and proportion of people over the age
of sixty is increasing worldwide. If in 2012, there were on the
planet 809 million elderly people, who made up 11% of the world's
total population, according to the forecast. By the year 2050, their
number will exceed two billion, amounting to nearly a quarter of the
world's population, or 22 %.
To assess the quality of life, researchers chose 13 indicators in
four key areas: financial security, health, employment, education,
social environment.
It is expected that the rating is headed by the countries in northern
and western Europe, and North America. The individual countries of
East Asia and Latin America rose to good positions on the index.
In the top ten, descending in order are: the Netherlands (4th place
), Canada (5th), Switzerland (6th), New Zealand (7th), United States
(8th), Iceland (9th) and Japan (10th).
Afghanistan came in last at 91st place.
The authors of the index also note that, among the countries with
the highest ratings was Sri Lanka at 36 and Bolivia at 46.
Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in the world, but has arranged
progressive policies for the elderly. The state has a National Plan
on Aging, providing free medical services for the elderly and a
social pension.
Estonia took 29th place in the ranking, Latvia and Lithuania fell
behind significantly, listed as at the 45th and 50th places. Russia
scored low result at the 78th position.
Of the South Caucasus countries, only Azerbaijan had not provided
data on the status of the elderly.
Georgia and Armenia was listed at 37 and 51, respectively, on the
"Global Age Watch Index 2013".
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress