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In response to "Well, these days. People used to retire in their 60s and then die in their 60s -- nm" by Roger More

They also used to get really fricking old, too.

Life expectancy at age 65 has increased from 11.5 years in 1900 to 17.2 in 2007 (in the US). The biggest hurdle has always been getting past age 1. Life expectancy at age 0 only passed life expectancy at age 1 in the 1980s.

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