List of countries by life expectancy

[senior citizen]

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_countries_by_life_expectan cy (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_countries_by_life_expectan cy)


List of countries by life expectancy, put out by W.H.O. (World Health Organization)


For United States:
Overall life expectancy is 79.8
Men: 77.4
Women: 82.2


Would anyone care to share their actual age at the moment?


To get an idea of how many younger retirees vs. the slightly older and much older retirees residing in T.V.


The United States is number 35 on the list.
Sierra Leone is last at number 193 with a life expectancy of 47.5


Curious as to which country is number one?????

I have one person in my family tree born there. (Actually, I have five as all four of her children were also born there; my cousins). She did live into the upper 90's....and was a female who married into my paternal Tucci family....raised their kids in Monaco and then Paris France. My Cousin was a G.I. who met a French gal at the end of World War II and agreed to settle in her home town.


At first they'd bring the babies home to "Grandma and Grandpa" in Brooklyn via a ship.......later they flew. I have the ship's manifests for each crossing........and their wedding pictures in a big cathedral in Paris. One daughter remains in Paris today. One is in Hawaii. One son is in California. The other son is in Kentucky. The parents are gone. Cousin Joe looked just like my father. Joe's father and my dad Joe's mother were siblings.


What a life. Who would have thunk it?


I also have an "oldster" friend whose daughter manages a big hotel in Monaco......Ritz Carlton.....(originally from North Carolina).
She invited us to come and stay with her when she visits her daughter in Monaco, but we've never taken her up on it. She actually had been in the "tunnel" enroute to a visit, several moments before Princess Diana was in the car accident. Life is stranger than fiction.


As far as aging, or being called an oldster, it doesn't bother me, as long as my brain is functioning. That's the important thing.
Our intellect.

Small world. Love these charts. Makes one ponder.

[pooh]

I'll be 69 in a few months and do not consider myself an "oldster." I'm active, involved in life, appreciate new technology, continue to follow science and medical advances, enjoy art, music, continue to learn, teach, see beauty all around me and offer thanks each day for what I have and who I am.
Granted, I'm not as agile as I was in my younger days, but I wasn't as agile in my 50's as I was in my 30's. Age is also a state of mind as well as years living in our bodies.

My grandparents came from Italy and Portugal. Both Grandfathers passed relatively young, but Grandmothers lived longer lives....one died in her mid eighties, the other in her late 90's. Father was in his late 90's when he died, Mom, 88.

Maybe my attitude about aging is related to where I've lived for so many years....in warm climates. Grew up in New England and winters have a way of aging a body and it's spirit. Southern California and Florida have lots of bright, sunny days, relatively warm compared to days with wind chill factors below freezing and cold white snow. I remember my Grandmothers even looking old in their mid 60's.....their clothing, their attitudes, their lifestyles. Grandmas here are NOT the Grandmas we grew up with.... ;)

[2BNTV]

I am 69 threatening to be the big 70.

So much of longeity depends on a variety of factors like genetics, how well one takes care of themselves and goes for check-ups and or routine maintenance.

One does not have to follow what happened to their parents, but it is prudent to know your families history, so your doctor can watch out for the trends that you might have similiar conditions.

Father passed at 77, ( stopped taking care of himself), mom at 93. I am shooting for the high 80's. As my mom frequently said, "GOD willing".

I had an uncle thru marriage, that lived to 99. brother 99, sisters, 104 and 102 respectively, and still a sister surviving at 104. My blood aunt lived to be 96. Unfortunately, my uncle's blood doesn't run thru me.

As long as I have quality of life, the quantity, will be fine with me. :smiley:

[PaPaLarry]

My "GOAL" is to shoot 88, when I'm 88!!!!! (Plus, I have to wait for God to finish the golf course up there. He's only on the 4th hole!! :) :) :)

[obxgal]

My mom 50.
My dad 97.
My aunt 103........... I don't believe in that life expectancy stuff.

When your #'s up, it's time to go. ;o)

[justjim]

USA doesn't do so well on this list of life expectancy----wonder why? Is it our diet, medical system, environment, or overall fast lifestyle? Combination of all the above?

You would think the "greatest country" in the world---would fair a bit better.

[senior citizen]

I'll be 69 in a few months and do not consider myself an "oldster." I'm active, involved in life, appreciate new technology, continue to follow science and medical advances, enjoy art, music, continue to learn, teach, see beauty all around me and offer thanks each day for what I have and who I am.
Granted, I'm not as agile as I was in my younger days, but I wasn't as agile in my 50's as I was in my 30's. Age is also a state of mind as well as years living in our bodies.

My grandparents came from Italy and Portugal. Both Grandfathers passed relatively young, but Grandmothers lived longer lives....one died in her mid eighties, the other in her late 90's. Father was in his late 90's when he died, Mom, 88.

Maybe my attitude about aging is related to where I've lived for so many years....in warm climates. Grew up in New England and winters have a way of aging a body and it's spirit. Southern California and Florida have lots of bright, sunny days, relatively warm compared to days with wind chill factors below freezing and cold white snow. I remember my Grandmothers even looking old in their mid 60's.....their clothing, their attitudes, their lifestyles. Grandmas here are NOT the Grandmas we grew up with.... ;)


It's true, all of our grandmothers looked older than their years while still in their 60's, due to the clothing styles of the times for their age appropriate group. One can't even compare the clothing styles of Grandma NOW with those in the 1950's, 1960's, etc.

More power to you. WE , and our peers, up here in the frozen tundra, still keep up with all of the things you mention in your first paragraph......especially "the arts", technology, current events, history, travel, and everything else "new under the sun" which is indeed rare up here of late. Not to mention five grandchildren.

You are also correct in that people in the colder climates are confined more (unless they are avid skiiers or snowmobilers) due to the horrendous winter we've just been through, we do use our God given brains daily........in hobbies such as genealogy, maintaining huge data bases and websites.......arts and crafts, and what ever else strikes one's fancy.........each of us have a website we maintain. We've always kept up with the latest in everything.

However, we all KNOW we are not 20 or 30 or 40 or even 50 any longer. And we don't pretend to be. Married almost 50 years with lots of memories.

Just last evening, a 63 year cousin of ours in Bergen County New Jersey, was telling me how she is no longer "spry" and tends to put off doing physical things she once did without thinking; in other words, we are SLOWING DOWN......where we might have cleaned our entire house in one day.........it now takes forever.........we have big homes up here, as you know.

More like the spirit is willing but the body is weak. Not decrepid, but not as energetic as it once was in our younger years. Just a fact of life up here.

We see all of our neighbors limping around in this cold weather.........once it warms up, surely we will get our energy back..........a little bit at least.

Ponce de Leon thought he discovered the fountain of youth on the east coast of Florida......perhaps he did. Sunshine is a wonderful energizer for sure.....and you are lucky to have it daily.

Yes, age is a state of mind. As I said, we are all "young at heart".

Mentally, we still feel YOUNG.

All of our young friends, of which we have many........who are the
age of our "kids".......in their 40's and many still in their 30's....gravitate to us for our humor and our young at heart spirits.

But, still we know we are SLOWING DOWN.........and not what we were when we were younger. It's a fact of life and we are nothing, if not, honest.

[2BNTV]

It's true, all of our grandmothers looked older than their years while still in their 60's, due to the clothing styles of the times for their age appropriate group. One can't even compare the clothing styles of Grandma NOW with those in the 1950's, 1960's, etc.

More power to you. WE , and our peers, up here in the frozen tundra, still keep up with all of the things you mention in your first paragraph......especially "the arts", technology, current events, history, travel, and everything else "new under the sun" which is indeed rare up here of late. Not to mention five grandchildren.

You are also correct in that people in the colder climates are confined more (unless they are avid skiiers or snowmobilers) due to the horrendous winter we've just been through, we do use our God given brains daily........in hobbies such as genealogy, maintaining huge data bases and websites.......arts and crafts, and what ever else strikes one's fancy.........each of us have a website we maintain. We've always kept up with the latest in everything.

However, we all KNOW we are not 20 or 30 or 40 or even 50 any longer. And we don't pretend to be. Married almost 50 years with lots of memories.

Just last evening, a 63 year cousin of ours in Bergen County New Jersey, was telling me how she is no longer "spry" and tends to put off doing physical things she once did without thinking; in other words, we are SLOWING DOWN......where we might have cleaned our entire house in one day.........it now takes forever.........we have big homes up here, as you know.

More like the spirit is willing but the body is weak. Not decrepid, but not as energetic as it once was in our younger years. Just a fact of life up here.

We see all of our neighbors limping around in this cold weather.........once it warms up, surely we will get our energy back..........a little bit at least.

Ponce de Leon thought he discovered the fountain of youth on the east coast of Florida......perhaps he did. Sunshine is a wonderful energizer for sure.....and you are lucky to have it daily.

Yes, age is a state of mind. As I said, we are all "young at heart".

Mentally, we still feel YOUNG.

All of our young friends, of which we have many........who are the
age of our "kids".......in their 40's and many still in their 30's....gravitate to us for our humor and our young at heart spirits.

But, still we know we are SLOWING DOWN.........and not what we were when we were younger. It's a fact of life and we are nothing, if not, honest.

I believe pushing oneself to do things, is a good tonic to staying young. I'll be the first to admit they were easier when I was younger, but I push thru those thoughts, to get it done. It stays off off age, as when you give in, your givng up. IMHO

Life the movie says, "a man has to know his limitations". Good ole Clint.

Accepting life is a lot easier, than expecting everything to be perfect, as we all know, "nothing or no one is perfect".

Nice to see you posting again. :smiley:

[graciegirl]

USA doesn't do so well on this list of life expectancy----wonder why? Is it our diet, medical system, environment, or overall fast lifestyle? Combination of all the above?

You would think the "greatest country" in the world---would fair a bit better.



I think the druggies are skewing the numbers.


The very LAST thing I use to pick friends is how they look. It is the insides that matter, more and more as we age.


We here in the Villages are one huge bunch of sassy people who have been on the planet long enough to know a few things but are usually frisky enough to try a few new things.


We are old enough to know better but too young to resist.


So keep out of our way, we are gonna skate, drive, run, bike, walk, jog, golfcart right by you. Smile at us and wave. If you aren't quite as old as we are, you will be one of these days.


Using age as a factor to guess how much fun people are having is just plain DUMB.


Youth is overated.

[senior citizen]

I believe pushing oneself to do things, is a good tonic to staying young. I'll be the first to admit they were easier when I was younger, but I push thru those thoughts, to get it done. It stays off off age, as when you give in, your givng up. IMHO

Life the movie says, "a man has to know his limitations". Good ole Clint.

Accepting life is a lot easier, than expecting everything to be perfect, as we all know, "nothing or no one is perfect".

Nice to see you posting again. :smiley:




Thanks Joe.....


http://www.ageinplacetech.com/blog/elderly-senior-baby-boomer-old-aged-say-what

Is it all a matter of semantics?

Also, being born in 1945......we missed being called "baby boomers" ourselves.

Perhaps the fact that so many of our peers are already DEAD, from auto immune diseases, cancer, heart disease, etc.
might explain our own personal frame of reference to what is youthful and what is older age. At least we are still alive.

Healthy as we'll ever be at our age and free of pharmaceuticals; never had surgeries, etc........so far so good.

We just take each day at a time, thankful for all we've accomplished and that we've raised a healthy happy family.
Our desires in life are actually very simple, if truth be told.

We are each other's best companion and still friends, after all these years. Our "young" friends, in their 30's and 40's, tell us over and over again they would like to be "us" when they get older..........so not complaining. We are young at heart, if not in stamina.

Also, I think those of us still alive and "pushing 70" and in very long term marriages and family oriented, perhaps do not have a need to be doing the same things as most baby boomers, just one year or so removed from us. When we entertained, it was always in our home.......with large groups of our friends and neighbors, our children and their friends. Of all that activity, we do have fond memories.........even though we are slowing down now, with some more house downsizing and packing to do prior to listing this home for sale in May.

Young at heart is wonderful and should be a goal at any age.....as long as it's not immature at heart.

We've always been mature for our age........even as teens/young adults. No need to party hardy at our age.....or ever, for that matter. It wasn't our style. Two earth signs, down to earth.

Yet we did accomplish great things, among which is a happy family life. Different strokes for different folks.

But we do "get" the youthful vibe and eternally young theme of the baby boomers. More power to them. We don't have a "need" to look or act more youthful than our actual age.

My sister in law just turned 71 and told me she feels 61. She's had three husbands and now happily single in Arizona......enjoying living alone. I'm happy for her, that she is finally content.

One was enough for me. Fifty years worth.
Together total 53 years. Long long time.

Sister in law admits she does enjoy sleeping late, till noon, in her retirement community in Arizona, after years of having to get up at the crack of dawn to teach school.........one of the nice things about retirement is that there is no schedule to keep. We do as much or as little as we feel like each day..........obviously, the winter weather does tend to keep us more housebound, especially this past winter..........but the snow has melted quite a bit now, with just patches here and there..........so hopeful that the real spring will arrive soon with lots of outdoor activities and travel to look forward to.