Increase in mortality from age 65 in the U.S
The figure shows the real and the counterfactual life expectancy at the age of 25 for the years 2000 to 2019.
Life expectancy in the U.S. has stopped increasing since 2010, after decades of steady increase. Meanwhile, most other countries have continued to experience improvements in life expectancy. Previous research has suggested that the poor performance of U.S. is because of high mortality of the working age population. A new study shows that the most important reason for the stagnating life expectancy is high mortality in retirement ages. ...TO READ THIS ARTICLE, CREATE YOUR ACCOUNT
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