A number of organizations focused on issues of aging are now establishing collaborative projects to compare the situation of older people in different parts of the world and to look at the ways in which provisions are being made to ensure healthy and productive aging. The links below can lead you to information about these initiatives. [Note: All links open in new windows.]

• The United Nations provides an interesting?chart that shows the number of people in a great number of countries that are either under 15 years of age or over 60. The growth of the aging population poses many challenges for both individuals and governments around the world.
• The Alliance for Health and the Future provides comparative information about what countries in Europe are facing with regard to aging and how they are addressing issues: An Aging Population: The European Facts and Figures
• The Alliance also has an interesting, although long and sometimes quite technical, report on Age Equality. The report looks at age discrimination and outlines initiatives to promote both governmental and public awareness and positive action. When you click on the link below, you will reach a web page that gives a brief summary of the report and then asks you to click on either the full report or on summary fact sheets. The fact sheets give you an overview of health care, social care, employment, and financial services.