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Japan, a Country at Old Age. Why is Japan Ageing so Fast?

Japan, a Country at Old Age. Why is Japan Ageing so Fast?

Why is Japan ageing so fast? What can we learn from a country at old age such as Japan? Japan is a very encouraging and inspiring example. It’s the country with the highest life expectancy rate in the world. Moreover, in 2033 a third of the Japanese will be 65 and over.

Already in 1980, Japan was called an ageing society. In 2005 Japan surpassed Italy and became the country with the highest number of people aged 65 and over. Japan really is at old age. This means that Japan has a lot of experience with ageing. How does it cope and what can we learn?

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The Importance of Life Expectancy for your Unique Personal Situation

The Importance of Life Expectancy for your Unique Personal Situation

The most interesting question I ever got was “How old are you going to be?”. There had been a vague notion in the back of my head, but until then I had never put an actual number on it.

The importance of life expectancy is huge. Not just for life insurers but especially for your personal situation.

Why? Well, let’s say you will live to be 100. And that you retire at age 67. That means 33 years of not having a job and maybe more costs because of declining health. Which in turn means that you’d better have made preparations while you were still working.

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