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Originally Posted by Average Guy
If the life expectancy is 81.4 for a 62 year old man that does not mean that half of the 62 year old men will live longer than 81.4 and half less. What you are referring to is the median age, not average age.
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Median Age: The age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population.
According to data compiled by the Social Security Administration:
A man reaching age 65 today can expect to live, on average, until age 84.
A woman turning age 65 today can expect to live, on average, until age 86.
And those are just averages.
https://www.socialsecurity.gov/plann...expectancy.htm