Sweden ranked first for treatment of elderly in UN report --- 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 nations. Norway and Germany made up the top spots, with the UK in 13th place. --- The index warns that many countries do not have adequate support in place for their ageing populations. --- Researchers used 13 different indicators - including income and employment, health provision, education, and environment - in what they said was the first study of kind to be conducted on a global scale. --- While Sweden came top, and Afghanistan was placed last, the top 20 was dominated by countries from Western Europe and North America, along with Japan, Australia and Chile. --- Some large fast-developing countries fared worse than others, with Russia (78), India (73) and Turkey (70) receiving a low rank, while Brazil (31) and China (35) were regarded more favourably by the researchers. - BBC