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The Globe and Mail recently wrote an article which states that according to a joint United Nations/Elder Rights Group study being issued, “The world is aging so fast that most countries are not prepared to support their swelling numbers of elderly people.”[1] That study further suggests that Countries are not acting quickly enough to cope with the aging population.
The Global AgeWatch Index (www.globalagewatch.org) was created by elder advocacy group HelpAge International and the UN Population Fund to make international comparisons of quality of life in older age possible. The index is a tool to measure progress in addressing the impact of ageing populations.
The article further states that this index was welcomed by elder rights advocates, who have long complained that a lack of data has thwarted their attempts to raise the issue on government agendas.
