Trustnet Magazine 49 March 2019 | Page 46

Data hub 46 x / / x 47 Crunching the biggest trends down into figures A 65-year-old man can expect to live until he is 84 Our ageing population 85% – increase in number of centenarians over past 15 years 5.9 years – increase in life expectancy over past 20 years £600 – average cost of a week in a care home £800 – average cost of a week in a nursing home 47 – average life expectancy when state pension was introduced in 1908. It was available to men aged 70 and over A 45-year-old man can expect to live until he is 89 Population expert James Vaupel claims a baby born in the US today has a Difference between life expectancy and healthy life expectancy Men 19 A 25-year-old man can expect to live until he is 95 40% 112 150 122 Women years 16.1 years chance of living to – age of oldest living Briton – age at death of Frenchman Jeanne Calment, the oldest person who ever lived Sources: Age UK, James Vaupel, ONS. Figures for UK unless otherwise specified. FE TRUSTNET trustnet.com