"世界仍未準備好面對老年人口"

一項聯合國和一個年長者權益的團體做的全球研究，發現了這世界還沒準備好扶持其飆增的老年人口。由年長者擁護團體HelpAge International和聯合國人口基金建立的全球老化觀察指數，目的是「點出缺乏全球人口老化的廣度和衝擊的全球數據」。這項研究的資訊審視了收入、健康、教育、就業和對年長者友善的環境，這項研究於聯合國的國際年長者日發布。

此份報導看了91國之中人們社經地位的健全程度。這項研究跟老年族群已經提了多年的意見相互呼應──各國就是沒準備好要處理老年人口的問題。預測到了2050年，史上首次超過60歲的年長者將會比15歲以下的孩子多。

說到排名，瑞典排行第一，阿富汗則居尾。總的說來，較富有的國家對人口老化的問題準備得準備得比較好。

這份報導發現老化最快的國家是發展中國家。這些國家包括了約旦、蒙古、越南、尼加拉瓜和寮國。這些國家都排在指數後半段，而這些國家到了2050年時，預計老年人口數將成長三倍。

(International) World Unprepared For Ageing Populations

A global study by the UN and an elder-rights group has found that the world is not prepared to support its swelling numbers of elderly people. The Global AgeWatch Index, created by elder advocacy group HelpAge International and the UN Population Fund, was established to, address a lack of international data on the extent and impact of global ageing. Information on the study, which looked at such factors as income, health, education, employment and age-friendly environment, was released on the UNs International Day of Older Persons.

The report looks at the social and economic well-being of people in 91 countries. The study echoes what elderly groups have been stating for several years V that nations are just not prepared to deal with ageing populations. It is predicted that by 2050, for example, that for the first time in history seniors older than 60 will outnumber children younger than 15.

In terms of ranking, Sweden ranked number one, and Afghanistan was at the bottom. In general, wealthy nations were better prepared for ageing.

The report found that the fastest ageing countries are the developing ones. These countries included Jordan, Mongolia, Vietnam, Nicaragua, and Laos. These countries all ranked in the bottom half of the index and their predicted number of older people is expected to triple by 2050.

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