Longevity of Expats in Thailand

[NoshowJones]

it all depends on MONEY.

A lot does, but not it all.

[NoshowJones]

Only the good die young

In that case, I know some that should live forever.

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The life expectancy for Thais in Thailand is only 71(m) and 78(f), quite a few years less than western nations. It seems rather bad form or greedy that if we're living here we should expect much more. The scary part about it all is these are the ages at which you actually DEAD - Do not forget that medical professionals say 80% of health care costs are usually ran up in your last 2 years of life, so it seems we have to subtract 2 years there to see how many GOOD YEARS we actually may have left. I know some people leading interesting lives in their 70s and even 80s, but also some waiting to die in their 50s. And things can change so very very fast. Knew a guy in great health in his 40s fine on Thursday, gone on Friday. Sobering. 

[Ahab]

Those numbers seem very low. My wife's grandmother lived to 102 years in very rural Buriram, her father was 96 when he passed and her mother is still very active at 86 years of age. There are many people out where we live that are in their 80's. I wonder if it is possible that those figures are skewed by the numbers of road deaths (typically younger people)?


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Ahab, interesting. I wonder if the rural aspect has something to do with it. I know that when I stay for a week at my friend's rural farm, I have the thought every day that living there would add years to my life because it's so much less stressful than city living. Ahh, but so boring, there's the rub. Farming, hunting, and fishing, that's pretty much all they do. For years and years. I asked him if he ever gets tired of it. He gave me a genuinely confused look and said "No." Perhaps I could learn to love it if I forced myself to. It makes for a great week getaway, not so sure how it would be after 10 years. Perhaps with the correct partner

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On 3/21/2015 at 7:04 AM, Chonburiram said:

Why are you allowed to retire to a " third/second world" country?

Because it reduces your life expectancy for about 15 years. Otherwise, you wouldn't be allowed to do so.

For "expats" who arrived before retirement, look at the life expectancy for your birth country, subtract 15 years and that's it.

 

In the USA the average male life expectancy is 76, so by your calculations it would be 61 in LOS. I'd agree living in LOS may lower the life expectancy for some but this seems extreme. 

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This website claims the life expectancy for westerners in Cambodia is age 57. Still much better than homeless people in the West which live to age 47 on average! And I do know some expats that had that as their other retirement option. www.khmer440.com