How Much Do You think You Need to Retire/What Age Will You/Spouse Retire: General Retirement Issues (Part 2)

This is a depressing article in the FT about American life expectancy being much lower than other countries (England is used for comparison):

There’s a paywall but the key conclusions are given in this Twitter thread:

It includes these super-depressing charts, though the key point is that deaths are much higher in childhood and young adulthood, not after retirement (if you survive that long).

FT life2

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