We keep hearing about the increased life expectancy in the western world, which means in the U.S. that many have to work into old age instead of retiring.
But the U.S. is now losing ground compared with peer countries.
According to a brief from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, even though life expectancy at age 65 in the U.S. and other high-income countries “has increased dramatically over the last 50 years,” the U.S. life expectancy has fallen, mostly due to Americans' obesity, but also due to smoking.
Continue Reading for Free
Register and gain access to:
- Breaking benefits news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
