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THE UPSIDES OFAGING

National Press Foundation

Paul Anderson, SVP IntegratedCommunications & MarketingJune 12, 21!

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Positive Trends as Americans Age:

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First, some global demogra!ic trends:

21. marked t$e 'irst time in $uman $istor+ t$at eole over"# o$tn$mbered c!ildren $nder %"

+ 2., &'(t! o) t!e *orld+s o$lation 3ill *e ! or older"

Just 4 +ears ago, onl+ & co$ntries $ad a li'e e50ectanc+ at*irt$ o' 6 +ears or older" oda+, more t$an -- co$ntries $a7ereac$ed t$at milestone"

And *+ 2., "( co$ntries 3ill 8oin Ja0an, 3it$ more t$an

0ercent o' its 0o0ulation age ! or older"

Source9 %orld #ealt$ :rgani;ation

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And U.S. demogra!ic trends:

Peo0le ages .

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Healt!: 34ongevit5 6on$s7

In 1@, a7erage li'e e50ectanc+ 3as (/" oda+9 /0"

And i' +ou make it to age !., +ou can e50ect to li7eanot$er & 5ears"

Ad7ancements in $ealt$ care mean 3ere not 8ust li7ing

longer, *ut *etter a*le to continue 3orking,7olunteering, e50loring, contri*uting to societ+"

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8ealt!: 34ongevit5 Econom57

$e 1! million 0eo0le age . and olderaccount 'or o7er 9/.& trillion in annualeconomic acti7it+"

+ 22, t$at num*er is e50ected to riseto o7er 9&-.% trillion"

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Sel): 3Fo$r Freedoms7

Freedom to !oose $o3 and 3$ere +ou 3ant to li7eas +ou age"

Freedom to Earn 'le5i*le 3orkBretirement o0tions"

Freedom to 4earn en$anced o0tions 'or training andstud+"

Freedom to P$rs$e Hainess disco7ering and'ul'illing our 0ur0ose"

- Jo Ann Jenkins, CEO of AARP

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