average age of death after retirement
But that may not happen, a new study suggests. A study of Shell Oil employees shows that people who retire at age 55 and live to be at least 65 die sooner than people who retire at 65. After age 65, the early retirees have a 37% higher risk of death than counterparts that retired at 65.
The brief’s key findings are: 1  Since the mid-1990s, the average retirement age has risen: 2  from 62 to 64 for men; and. 3  from 60 to 62 for women.4  This trend toward later retirement has been driven by several factors: 5  changing incentives in Social Security and employer pensions;6  better education and health coupled with less strenuous jobs; and. 7  the ...he brief’s key findings are: 1  Since the mid-1990s, the average retirement age has risen: 2  from 62 to 64 for men; and. 3  from 60 to 62 for women. 4  This trend toward later retirement has been driven by several factors: 5  changing incentives in Social Security and employer pensions; 6  better education and health coupled with less strenuous jobs; and. 7  the ...