Early retirement may offer more time for family and leisure activities, but it does not necessarily lead to a longer life.
“The lifespan of retirees who stop working at 55 or 60 years old is not significantly better than those who wait until 65 to retire“, stated disease expert Shan Tsai, who works for the American company Shell Oil.
Tsai’s research team found that retirees at ages 60 or 65 have similar longevity, but those who retire at 55 face a higher mortality rate due to various health-related reasons. Approximately 3,500 retirees aged 55, 60, or 65 participated in the study, which monitored their health over a span of 26 years. The researchers aimed to determine if early retirees lived longer.
The results were surprising: “The mortality rate actually improves with a higher retirement age, regardless of whether the economic conditions are favorable or not“, Tsai noted. Among the group that retired at 55, the number of deaths was double in the first ten years after retirement compared to those who continued working.
My Linh (according to Reuters)
