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According to official data published by the Office
for National Statistics (ONS), improvements in general health and life
expectancy are key reasons why people are now living longer.
As a result of this, statisticians at the ONS believe social attitudes should be adjusted according to these findings. Currently, old age is classed as 65 based on a former official retirement age.
They said, ‘In the UK, 65 years of age has traditionally been taken as the marker for the start of older age, most likely because it was the official retirement age for men and the age at which they could draw their State Pension.’
But now that there’s no longer an official retirement age, people are working past the age of 65, and a lot of this is down to the fact that people are living longer, healthier lives which means they’re still able to work...
Anna Dixon, Chief Executive at Centre for Aging Better commented on the new analysis and how society should change their perception of what old age really is.
She said, “This new analysis shows that we need to do away with our outdated ideas about ‘old age.’ A 65-year-old today can expect to have almost 20 more years of life – so labelling 65 as the age at which we become ‘old’ seems increasingly arbitrary.
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Source: woman&home
