Sweden is the best place to grow old and Afghanistan the worst, according to a UN-backed study on Tuesday that warns many countries are ill-prepared to deal with the old age time bomb.
Among the other top 5 are Norway, Germany, the Netherlands and Canada. The US is placed 8th.
In a rapidly greying world, the Global AgeWatch Index -- the first of its kind -- found that Sweden, known for its generous welfare state, followed by Norway and Germany were best equipped to deal with the challenges of an aging population.
How countries care for their senior citizens will become increasingly important as the number of people over the age of 60 is set to soar from some 809 million today to more than t
"The 21st century is seeing an unprecedented global demographic transition, with population ageing at its heart," the authors of the study said.
The survey ranked many African and South Asian countries as the worst places to be retired, with Tanzania, Pakistan and Afghanistan rounding out the bottom three.
Read more: The best and worst countries to grow old: Sweden tops the list, U.S. comes in 8th - NY Daily News
Among the other top 5 are Norway, Germany, the Netherlands and Canada. The US is placed 8th.
In a rapidly greying world, the Global AgeWatch Index -- the first of its kind -- found that Sweden, known for its generous welfare state, followed by Norway and Germany were best equipped to deal with the challenges of an aging population.
How countries care for their senior citizens will become increasingly important as the number of people over the age of 60 is set to soar from some 809 million today to more than t
"The 21st century is seeing an unprecedented global demographic transition, with population ageing at its heart," the authors of the study said.
The survey ranked many African and South Asian countries as the worst places to be retired, with Tanzania, Pakistan and Afghanistan rounding out the bottom three.
Read more: The best and worst countries to grow old: Sweden tops the list, U.S. comes in 8th - NY Daily News
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