@Iskios According to Social Security actuarial tables, on average a 66 year old man can expect to live for another 16 years, not 12, and a woman can expect to live another 19.
@Coctaanatis @Iskios Yeah, but for most, doing so in declining health.
@Notokay @Iskios There are plenty of active and healthy sexagenarians, septuagenarians and octogenarians.
Most people can increase their odds of living a long, healthy and active life through lifestyle choices. And conditions, such as type 2 diabetes and hypertension, are controllable with medication.
We're all going to die sometime, but I plan to have a healthy and active retirement!
@Coctaanatis @Iskios Very nice for you. There are many who have ill health for reasons that have zero to do with "lifestyle choices," but rather the lottery of cancer, genetics, viruses, environmental exposure, etc.
@Notokay @Iskios According to the Census Bureau, the average number of years that a person can expect to live in full health (free of diseases, disabilities or injuries) at age 60, is 4-5 years less than their life expectancy.
And, yes, that is an average. Some people will live longer with debilitating conditions. Likewise, they could be hit by the crosstown bus, tomorrow.
But, on average, retirees can look forward to many healthy years.
https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/2021/comm/healthy-life-expectancy.html
