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Average years spent in retirement

by country

Normal

retirement age

Life expectancy

from 65

Years in

retirement

Italy

24.3

24.3

23.4

23.4

22.2

21.9

21.7

21.7

20.9

20.9

20.4

20.2

20.1

19.8

19.2

19.2

19.0

18.9

18.8

18.5

62

86.3

South Korea

62

86.3

France

63.5

86.9

Greece

62

85.4

Japan

65

87.2

Spain

65

86.9

Switzerland

65

86.7

Colombia

62

83.7

Sweden

65

85.9

Canada

65

85.9

Australia

66

86.4

Chile

65

85.2

Portugal

65.3

85.4

Ireland

66

85.8

Germany

65.7

84.9

Denmark

65.5

84.7

Britain

66

85

Netherlands

66.3

85.2

Norway

67

85.8

U.S.

66

84.5

70

80

MURAT YÜKSELIR / THE GLOBE AND MAIL,

SOURCE: FRED VETTESE; OECD

Average years spent in retirement by country

Years in

retirement

Normal

retirement age

Life expectancy

from 65

24.3

24.3

23.4

23.4

22.2

21.9

21.7

21.7

20.9

20.9

20.4

20.2

20.1

19.8

19.2

19.2

19.0

18.9

18.8

18.5

Italy

62

86.3

South Korea

62

86.3

France

63.5

86.9

Greece

62

85.4

Japan

65

87.2

Spain

65

86.9

Switzerland

65

86.7

Colombia

62

83.7

Sweden

65

85.9

Canada

65

85.9

Australia

66

86.4

Chile

65

85.2

Portugal

65.3

85.4

Ireland

66

85.8

Germany

65.7

84.9

Denmark

65.5

84.7

Britain

66

85

Netherlands

66.3

85.2

Norway

67

85.8

U.S.

66

84.5

70

80

MURAT YÜKSELIR / THE GLOBE AND MAIL,

SOURCE: FRED VETTESE; OECD

Average years spent in retirement by country

Normal

retirement age

Life expectancy

from 65

Years in

retirement

Italy

24.3

24.3

23.4

23.4

22.2

21.9

21.7

21.7

20.9

20.9

20.4

20.2

20.1

19.8

19.2

19.2

19.0

18.9

18.8

18.5

62

86.3

South Korea

62

86.3

France

63.5

86.9

Greece

62

85.4

Japan

65

87.2

Spain

65

86.9

Switzerland

65

86.7

Colombia

62

83.7

Sweden

65

85.9

Canada

65

85.9

Australia

66

86.4

Chile

65

85.2

Portugal

65.3

85.4

Ireland

66

85.8

Germany

65.7

84.9

Denmark

65.5

84.7

Britain

66

85

Netherlands

66.3

85.2

Norway

67

85.8

U.S.

66

84.5

70

80

MURAT YÜKSELIR / THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: FRED VETTESE; OECD

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