Where 76 is the New 65
Six graphics show how dramatically the world is aging, and which countries are aging healthier.
3 min readMar 11, 2019
By 2050, the percentage of the elderly is expected to double globally compared to today, as people live longer and an ever-higher percentage of the population is beyond their retirement years, according to the World Health Organization. Meanwhile, conventional measures of longevity don’t reflect the quality of extended time on this Earth.