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R e f e r e n c e Population Life Public Monthly Eligibility/ Name of Year over 65 expectancy spending social coverage* social scheme for persons on security security was aged 60 pensions benefit* system* introduced* Commonwealth Health Partnerships 2015 305 % of total population years % US$ 2013 2013 2004–13 2007–12 2007–12 Over 60s Antigua and Barbuda 7.1 21 2.5 94 Means-tested Old Age Assistance Programme 1993 Australia 14.3 25 3.5 1,427 Means-tested Age Pension 1900 The Bahamas 7.7 22 Bangladesh 4.8 18 4 Means-tested Old Age Allowance 1998 Barbados 10.9 20 299 Means-tested Non-contributory Old Age Pension 1937 Belize 4.0 21 0.15 51 Means-tested Non-Contributory Pension Programme (NCP) 2003 Botswana 3.6 16 1.3 26 Universal State Old Age Pension 1996 Brunei Darussalam 4.3 21 201 Universal Old Age Pension 1984 Cameroon 3.2 16 0.4 Canada 15.2 24 4.5 522 Universal Pension de la Securite Vieillesse 1927 Cyprus 12.3 22 451 Pensions-tested Social Pension 1995 Dominica 4 Fiji 5.4 17 0.5 16 Pensions-tested Social Pension Scheme 2013 Ghana 3.5 15 1.3 Grenada 7.1 18 2 Guyana 3.4 17 0.1 65 Universal Old Age Pension 1944 India 5.3 17 1 3 Means-tested Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme 1995 Jamaica 7.9 21 0.12 9 Means-tested Programme for Advancement 2001 Kenya 2.7 18 1.34 23 Means-tested Older Persons Cash Transfer 2006 Kiribati 4.1 17 47 Universal Elderly Fund 2003 Lesotho 4.2 15 4 Pensions-tested Old Age Pension 2004 Malawi 3.2 17 1.35 Malaysia 5.4 19 3.75 94 Means-tested Bantuan Orang Tua (Elderly Assistance Scheme) 1982 Maldives 4.9 21 0.2 130 Pensions-tested Old-Age Basic Pension 2010 Malta 16.3 22 9 586 Means-tested Age Pension 1956 Mauritius 8.7 19 6.7 118 Universal Basic Retirement Pension 1950 Mozambique 3.3 17 1.84 8 Means-tested Programa de Subsido Social Basico 1992 Namibia 3.5 17 1.3 60 Universal Old Age Pension 1949 Nauru New Zealand 14.0 24 4.7 1,263 Universal Superannuation 1898 Nigeria 2.7 14 0.91 32 Regional Ekiti State Social Security Scheme 2011 Pakistan 4.4 17 0.5 Papua New Guinea 2.9 15 0.2 14 Regional Old Age and Disabled Pension Scheme 2009 Rwanda 2.4 18 0.7 St Kitts and Nevis 2.7 Saint Lucia 8.8 21 1.7 St Vincent and the Grenadines 7.0 20 1.5 Samoa 5.1 19 59 Universal Senior Citizens Benefit 1990 Seychelles 7.7 19 2.9 Old-Age Pension (social security fund) 1979 Sierra Leone 2.7 13 0.47 Singapore 10.2 24 Solomon Islands 3.4 17 South Africa 5.5 16 2.2 125 Means-tested Older Persons Grant 1927/8 Sri Lanka 8.5 20 2 Swaziland 3.5 16 20 Pensions-tested Old Age Grant 2005 Tonga 5.9 19 0.9 Trinidad and Tobago 9.0 18 4.35 468 Means-tested Senior Citizens' Pension 1939 Tuvalu Uganda 2.4 17 0.4 9 Regional Senior Citizens Grant (Pilot in 14 districts) 2011 United Kingdom 17.5 24 5 949 Means-tested Pension credit (Guarantee Credit) 1909 United Republic of Tanzania 3.2 18 0.76 Vanuatu 3.9 18 0.3 Zambia 2.6 17 1.4 12 Regional Social Cash Transfer Programme, Katete (Pilot) 2007 *Source: http://www.helpage.org


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