A study suggests that the cost of old age on health services in industrialized nations may need to be re-measured.

New York, June 19 (Jiji Press)--The ratio of the aged to the working-age population in Japan is "expected to attain a remarkable level" by 2050 due to the nation's "particularly intense" aging, the United Nations said in a report Tuesday.

By ALLEN, Sue NEW ZEALAND is better placed than many other countries to deal with an aging population, according to a report. Credit ratings agency Standard and Poor's looked at the possible impact of an aging population on New Zealand's finances.