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GLOBAL AGEWATCH INDEX 2014 REPORT -
AGEING WOMEN
Direct Link to Full 28-Page 2014
Report by HelpAge International:
The Global AgeWatch Index has been created because of the overall lack of
information on ageing combined with poor understanding of the effects of ageing
on exclusion and marginalisation in services such as health care, education,
training and pension provision.
The Index provides an overview of the quality of life experienced by
older people in 96 countries. A dashboard of thirteen separate indicators has
been put together under the four domains of income security, health, capability
and enabling environment. Together this information measures the economic,
social and political elements that interact to create a healthy environment for
later life.
Summary:
- Gobally Norway (1) tops
the Index this year (2014), closely followed by Sweden
- Apart from Japan (9) all
the top 10 countries are again in Western Europe, North America and
Australasia
- Five new countries have
been added - Bangladesh, Iraq, Mozambique, Uganda and Zambia
- The worst place for an
older person is Afghanistan (96)
- Just above it come
Mozambique (95), West Bank and Gaza (94) and Malawi (93)
Sufficient data was only available for 96 countries, resulting in
many countries not being included.
Country report cards have been prepared for 195 countries displaying data where it is available. Lack of data calls into question a government’s ability to plan effectively for the future of increasingly ageing populations. The report argues that more needs to be done in this area.
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