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xchrom

(108,903 posts) Tue Oct 1, 2013, 07:49 AM Oct 2013

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Sweden ranked first for treatment of elderly in UN report

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-24346962

Sweden is the best place in the world to be old and Afghanistan the worst, according to a UN-backed global study.

The Global AgeWatch Index examined the quality of life of the elderly in 91 countries.

It warns that many countries do not have adequate support in place for their ageing populations.

By 2050, older people will outnumber children under 15 for the first time, with most of the elderly in developing countries, it said.

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Sweden ranked first for treatment of elderly in UN report (Original Post) xchrom Oct 2013 OP

U.S. is number 8 of 91 behind Sweden, Norway, Canada, and others DrDan Oct 2013 #1

DrDan

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1. U.S. is number 8 of 91 behind Sweden, Norway, Canada, and others

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