There’s A Good Chance I’ll Never See My Father Again And That Gives Me A Strange Feeling
It’s one of the downsides of moving to Spain, but I don’t think it will be a regret
My Dad will turn 90 in November.
So — by the numbers — he’s crushing the life expectancy game.
According to the data the Social Security Administration uses for 2024, a male born today can expect to live to about 73.5 years of age. When my Dad came out screaming — in 1934 — the average life expectancy for a dude was a sad 59.3 years old. (He was born in Canada, but moved to the US when he was six months old).
To top it off, at age 90, you can anticipate to live — on average — another 3.9 years. So, my Dad has a — knock on wood — pretty solid chance of making it to 94. And, if he makes it to 94, the bean counters say that — on average — he has a potential 2.94 more years (or so) left in him.
I could keep going, but I’ll reserve that for my free time. Only to add that if you have made it to 90, your life expectancy ends up a full 20.4 years greater than the typical male born in America today.
Of course, like all of us, he could die tomorrow.
