Lifespan is how long you live, on average.

In Canada, average life expectancy at birth is about 81.7 years. Women live longer than men, on average.

As you get older, that number increases. For example, as a 67-year-old man in Canada, it’s predicted I’ll live to be 85-87 years.

We all need to plan and budget for a comfortable life through to the inevitable end. So I need a plan for about another 20 years.

My parents lived to ages 94 and 96.

Some use the term healthspan to sum up Healthy life expectancy (HALE), the average number of years that a person can expect to live in “full health“.

At age-67 … I still feel fully healthy. There’s nothing I can’t do today due to health limitations.

Japan has the highest HALE at less than age-75. Lesotho the lowest.

Surprisingly low are the USA, UAE, and Qatar.

Canada is NOT up with the healthiest, either.

So … we all need to plan and budget for a comfortable life once our health is failing. IF your nation has good public healthcare, costs could be lower for this phase of our lives.

Wearables MIGHT help. I’m not using my Apple Watch for any health reasons. Yet.

Perhaps I should.

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