Norway is best place to grow old - Global AgeWatch Index 2014
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The Global AgeWatch Index measures how well 96 countries are supporting their older populations, in terms of health, income, employment and education and the enabling environment. This year, Norway comes first, replacing Sweden from last year. Apart from Japan, all the top 10 countries are again in Western Europe, North America and Australasia. Afghanistan comes bottom again. This presentation is to help navigate the architecture, methodology and data behind the Global AgeWatch Index.
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- 1. Global AgeWatch Index 2014 Name and Title of presenter Title of stakeholder event and date Older people contribute so much… it’s time to invest in them www.globalagewatch.org
- 2. HelpAge International Working globally to realise the rights and potential of all older people Network presence in over 65 countries
- 3. Setting the scene: Scale and rate of population ageing - 60+ in 2014 and 2050
- 4. Rapid ageing time taken to increase the proportion of older people from 7% to 20% 40 23 7-14% 14-20% 18 32 38 23 40 10 11 22 21 14 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 United Kingdom Bangladesh Mexico Kenya South Africa Ethiopia Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision, DVD Edition. For UK increase of share of older people from 8-16% and 16-21%, based on ONS data published on http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18854073
- 6. Who is ageing and where?
- 7. What we measure matters – lets not sleepwalk into ageing Older women and men are routinely missed out of data collection and analyses in many countries
- 9. Purpose of the Index Improve quality of life and well being of older people • Watch: track and monitor key trends on ageing at country, regional and global levels, make data available, transparent • Offer: a multidimensional framework for governments and international institutions to respond to population ageing • Highlight: good practice and strategic responses to ageing challenges through comparative analysis between countries • Stimulate: demand for age and sex disaggregated data necessary to generate evidence for age inclusive policy making – e.g. the post 2015 framework, social protection
- 10. How the Index works: Four domains and 13 indicators Wellbeing is multidimensional Older people contribute so much… it’s time to invest in them
- 11. Global results 2014 – where is your country?
- 12. Findings 1 – learning from the leaders Older people contribute so much… it’s time to invest in them
- 13. Findings 2 : Missing vital statistics - why? Older people contribute so much… it’s time to invest in them
- 14. Findings 3: BRICs and MINT countries progress on ageing
- 15. Regional findings – Africa Older people contribute so much… it’s time to invest in them
- 16. Regional findings : Asia
- 17. Regional findings Latin America and the Caribbean
- 18. Regional results: Western Europe
- 19. Regional results: Eastern Europe
- 21. Spotlight on income security in a changing world Rise of Social Pensions
- 22. Social pensions work • Only one in four people over 65 in low and middle income countries receive a pensions • Social Pensions now in over 100 countries • Tool for economic growth and social cohesion • Are affordable in the poorest countries • Strategic, solution based and positive for all Older people contribute so much… it’s time to invest in them
- 23. Using the Index 2014 • Revamped website • Data accessible and transparent • Tools to explore weighting, compare countries etc. • Country report card pages show all data available on all countries (not just index) • Report cards available on all index Older people contribute so much… countries and detailed commentaries on 30 countries – download and use • Comments welcome it’s time to invest in them • www.globalagewatch.org
- 25. Post 2015 - integrating Age within the SDGs • End age discrimination and violence in all forms • Basic income security guarantees for all - implement ‘social protection floor’ • Affordable, appropriate, accessible health care for all • Gender equality and women's empowerment for all at all ages • Employment and decent work for all who have to work • Lifelong learning and reskilling opportunities • End to hunger and food insecurity across the life course • Inclusion, visibility and recognition through age disaggregated data • Use the Index to measure progress
- 26. Index stimulating dialogue worldwide Older people contribute so much… it’s time to invest in them
- 27. Partnering for next steps • Extend the Index to cover all countries • Constructing separate indices for older women and men • Include political and civil rights • Explore how new data from national sources can Older develop people contribute the so Index further much… • Set the standard for ageing well everywhere it’s time to invest in them
- 28. Thank you Older people contribute so much… it’s time to invest in them www.globalagewatch.org