TIL that retirement is strongly correlated with death. The earlier you retire, the more likely you are to die.

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[–]magnora7 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Probably because people with illnesses retire earlier?

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[–]Scrubjay 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's probably due in large part to suddenly having no reason to get up in the morning = suddenly having no reason to get up in the morning.