Report: American Lifespans Are Shrinking
- 7 years ago
The latest mortality report by the Society of Actuaries has found that the projected lifespan of most American adults has declined compared to last year.
The projected lifespan for most American adults is shrinking, according to this year’s annual mortality study by the Society of Actuaries.
Analysts have determined that 25-year-old men are likely to die at just under 87-years old and their female counterparts about 2.5 years later; these figures represent an approximately 1 percent change from 2015.
Meanwhile, 65-year-old American males are estimated to live to about 85.7 while women of the same age group have been given 2 more years; these numbers are just over a 2 percent decline from last year.
Overall, the study notes that the “U.S. population mortality improvement experience over the five-year period covering 2010 through 2014 was lower than the long-term average since 1950 and considerably lower than the average over the period 2000 through 2009.”
While reasons for this decreased longevity were not listed, other research has indicated that alcohol, drugs, obesity, and suicide could be contributing factors.
As a Bloomberg report points out, lifespans are important to determine, in part, because many Americans are responsible for funding their own retirement.
The projected lifespan for most American adults is shrinking, according to this year’s annual mortality study by the Society of Actuaries.
Analysts have determined that 25-year-old men are likely to die at just under 87-years old and their female counterparts about 2.5 years later; these figures represent an approximately 1 percent change from 2015.
Meanwhile, 65-year-old American males are estimated to live to about 85.7 while women of the same age group have been given 2 more years; these numbers are just over a 2 percent decline from last year.
Overall, the study notes that the “U.S. population mortality improvement experience over the five-year period covering 2010 through 2014 was lower than the long-term average since 1950 and considerably lower than the average over the period 2000 through 2009.”
While reasons for this decreased longevity were not listed, other research has indicated that alcohol, drugs, obesity, and suicide could be contributing factors.
As a Bloomberg report points out, lifespans are important to determine, in part, because many Americans are responsible for funding their own retirement.