Global Health Aging

Tag: Quality of Life

  • Aging, Health, and Social Networks

    Aging, Health, and Social Networks

    Across the globe, nearly every country of the world is experiencing population aging. According to the United Nations, the number of people aged 60 years or older is expected to increase to more than 2 billion by 2050. While this shift in demographics carries implications for the social and economic…

  • Quality of Life for Elders: Lessons from South Africa and Bolivia

    Quality of Life for Elders: Lessons from South Africa and Bolivia

    Last year, the Global AgeWatch Index published a report on the quality of life for elders in 91 nations. The report included several factors such as income security, health and well-being, employment and education. African nations did not fare well. South Africa was the highest ranked African nation at number…